Ninth Circuit on “Noncitizen” Versus “Alien”

Photo of Chief Judge Mary Murgia courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

This blog has previously reported (and here) on the ongoing discussion of terminology in immigration law.  Earlier this week, a Ninth Circuit opinion by Chief Judge Mary Murguia, joined by Judge Marsha Berzon, in Avilez v. Garland:discussed the preference for the word “noncitizen” over “alien.”  Born in Spain, Judge Carlos Bea disagrees.  Eugene Volokh apparently does too.

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