Used chiefly in informal and often derogatory contexts to mean ‘illegal immigrant’; retain but mark usage nuance.
Translations
The police arrested an illegal at the border.
Полиция арестовала нелегала на границе.
Definitions
A person who is in a country without the legal right to be there. The government is working on policies to address the situation of illegals in the country.
Synonyms
illegal immigrant
illegal alien
undocumented immigrant
undocumented migrant
unauthorized immigrant
unauthorized migrant
undocumented person
migrant without papers
paperless migrant
undocumented worker