alien immigrants

alien immigrants
Aliens arriving in the United States from foreign countries, whether or not they had been previously domiciled in the United States and had temporarily gone abroad with the intention of returning here. Lapina v Williams, 232 US 78, 86, 58 L Ed 515, 517, 34 S Ct 196.

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