undocumented
adjective
un·doc·u·ment·ed
ən-ˈdä-kyə-ˌmen-təd 
: not documented: such as
a
: not supported by documentary evidence
undocumented expenditures
b
: lacking documents required for legal immigration or residence
undocumented workers
Examples of undocumented in a Sentence
The company cannot reimburse you for undocumented travel expenses.
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The Trump Administration has made no secret about its hostility toward undocumented immigrants.
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Sam Wolson, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
In his first term, Trump tried to add a question about citizenship to the census with the goal of ultimately excluding undocumented immigrants from the count deciding how many representatives each state gets, but the Supreme Court blocked the move.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In 2020, a Pew Research Center analysis found that subtracting undocumented immigrants from that year’s census count would lead to Texas, California, and Florida each losing a congressional seat.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
With a nod — a head butt, really — to Donald Trump and masked ICE abductions of undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens, South Park was very relevant tonight.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
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Sam Wolson, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
In his first term, Trump tried to add a question about citizenship to the census with the goal of ultimately excluding undocumented immigrants from the count deciding how many representatives each state gets, but the Supreme Court blocked the move.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In 2020, a Pew Research Center analysis found that subtracting undocumented immigrants from that year’s census count would lead to Texas, California, and Florida each losing a congressional seat.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
With a nod — a head butt, really — to Donald Trump and masked ICE abductions of undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens, South Park was very relevant tonight.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Undocumented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undocumented. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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