Alien
Alien noun - A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country.
Expat
Expat noun - A person forced to emigrate for political reasons.
Usage example: a network of expats in London keeps her from missing the family she left behind
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The Past Doctor Adventures novel Illegal Alien is about Cybermen during the London Blitz, but includes an expat American private eye called Cody McBride, who brings a lot of noir tropes with him.
Source: Noir Episode
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