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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Trump has moved to deploy US troops and federal law enforcement officials to major cities to target crime and counter demonstrations against his deportations of undocumented migrants even in the face of legal challenges.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
But that push is hurting businesses and local economies that rely on immigrants, both legal and undocumented, who buy everything from food to cars to homes.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Fernandes Anderson was the first Muslim-American, African immigrant and formerly undocumented person to be elected to the City Council.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Prominent Republican lawmakers have claimed the Democrats are looking to provide tax dollars to help pay for the heath care of undocumented immigrants.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
But that push is hurting businesses and local economies that rely on immigrants, both legal and undocumented, who buy everything from food to cars to homes.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Fernandes Anderson was the first Muslim-American, African immigrant and formerly undocumented person to be elected to the City Council.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Prominent Republican lawmakers have claimed the Democrats are looking to provide tax dollars to help pay for the heath care of undocumented immigrants.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Undocumented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undocumented. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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