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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Federal agents arrested more than 4,000 undocumented immigrants from the beginning of the operation on December 1 through February 4, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
At the end of the 2025 session, Walz and Democrats agreed after weeks of negotiations with Republican leadership to repeal MinnesotaCare for undocumented immigrant adults in order to reach a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
In that non-fatal case, Homeland Security claims three undocumented men attacked a federal agent with a snow shovel and a broom, and that fearing for his life, the agent shot one of the men in the leg.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Tons of undocumented immigrants, easily swept up in the dragnet.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
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Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
At the end of the 2025 session, Walz and Democrats agreed after weeks of negotiations with Republican leadership to repeal MinnesotaCare for undocumented immigrant adults in order to reach a budget deal and avoid a government shutdown.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
In that non-fatal case, Homeland Security claims three undocumented men attacked a federal agent with a snow shovel and a broom, and that fearing for his life, the agent shot one of the men in the leg.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Tons of undocumented immigrants, easily swept up in the dragnet.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Undocumented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undocumented. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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