VOA慢速英语:How US Lawmakers Get Involved in Immigration Cases

expel – v. to officially force (someone) to leave a place or organization

resident – n. someone who lives in a particular place

status – n. the current state of someone or something

circumvent – v. to avoid being stopped by (something, such as a law or rule); to get around (something) in a clever and sometimes dishonest way

trample – v. to treat other people's rights, wishes or feelings as if they are worthless or not important

practice – n. the action of doing or using something

error – n. something that is not correct; a wrong action or statement

stuff – n. informal used to speak in a general way about something that is talked about, written about, etc.

allow – v. to permit (something)

letter of the law – expression the specific meaning of a law