plural migrants
: someone or something that migrates: such as
a
: a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops
farms employing migrants during the growing season
b
: immigrant sense a
especially
: refugee
… administration officials announced they would work to swiftly screen migrants seeking asylum at the border … and penalize people who cross illegally into the U.S. or illegally through another country on their way to the U.S. border. —
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c
: an animal (such as a gray whale, monarch butterfly, leatherback sea turtle, or Canada goose) that moves usually long distances from one habitat or geographic region to another
migrant
adjective
migrant labor
migrant birds
Examples of migrant in a Sentence
migrants in search of work on farms
Not all birds are migrants.
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McIver's prosecution follows last month's arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping a migrant evade arrest by ICE agents.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Trump administration is seeking to end an immigration policy cornerstone that since the 1990s has offered protections to child migrants in federal custody, a move that will be challenged by advocates, according to a court filing Thursday.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
She was returned to Venezuela on May 14 aboard a repatriation flight carrying 226 migrants.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The protections in place, known as the Flores Settlement, largely limit to 72 hours the amount of time that child migrants traveling alone or with family are detained by the U.S. Border Patrol.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Trump administration is seeking to end an immigration policy cornerstone that since the 1990s has offered protections to child migrants in federal custody, a move that will be challenged by advocates, according to a court filing Thursday.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
She was returned to Venezuela on May 14 aboard a repatriation flight carrying 226 migrants.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The protections in place, known as the Flores Settlement, largely limit to 72 hours the amount of time that child migrants traveling alone or with family are detained by the U.S. Border Patrol.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migrant. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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