Should bona fide residents be considered persona non grata?

No. To be persona non grata is to be a social pariah. Branding a person as unacceptable and publicly tagging him as unwelcome in a city wherein he is free to enter and leave by virtue of his being a citizen is tantamount to imposing a punishment that is not provided by law.

The declaration of persona non grata is being practiced in diplomatic relations. More.

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