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green card

noun

an official card, originally green, issued by the U.S. government to foreign nationals permitting them to work in the U.S.

green card

noun

an official permit allowing the holder permanent residence and employment, issued to foreign nationals in the US
an insurance document covering motorists against accidents abroad
social welfare (in Britain) an identification card issued by the Manpower Services Commission to a disabled person, to show registration for employment purposes and eligibility for special services See also handicap register registered disabled

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green-carder noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of green card¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed the administration's stance, posting on X: "We will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported."

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She says the agents then claimed they were revoking his green card.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, responding to a news report about the arrest, promised to revoke “the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.”

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Ms Greer said the ICE agents told Mr Khalil his student visa had been revoked, but she said her client is a legal permanent resident with a green card and married to an American citizen.

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This harrowing short follows a couple appearing for the husband’s green card interview, only for ICE agents to use this necessary step in the immigration process as a trap to arrest the husband.

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