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one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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CBS News, 7 June 2025
The accompanying fact sheet expressed concerns that digital identity mandates could be exploited to extend entitlements improperly, particularly to unauthorized immigrants.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The most notable part was the unusual number of Trump Administration officials who gave keynote speeches, almost all touting the idea that mass deportation would only be achievable if the D.H.S. could make its enforcement machine more efficient and less concerned with immigrants’ rights.
—Jessica Pishko, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
According to Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation, a Kansas City area immigrants rights group, 80 immigrants rounded up by federal authorities are already being held in FCI Leavenworth, a separate federal prison in the city.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
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Noun
Advocates for immigrants' rights said there were also migration detentions outside Home Depot and Dale's Donuts stores.
—CBS News, 7 June 2025
The accompanying fact sheet expressed concerns that digital identity mandates could be exploited to extend entitlements improperly, particularly to unauthorized immigrants.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The most notable part was the unusual number of Trump Administration officials who gave keynote speeches, almost all touting the idea that mass deportation would only be achievable if the D.H.S. could make its enforcement machine more efficient and less concerned with immigrants’ rights.
—Jessica Pishko, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
According to Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation, a Kansas City area immigrants rights group, 80 immigrants rounded up by federal authorities are already being held in FCI Leavenworth, a separate federal prison in the city.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrant
Noun
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However, at the time of her post, investigators were already looking into the possibility that the migrant had been set up by Demetric Scott, who was awaiting trial in a robbery and assault case in which the migrant was the victim.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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The immigration cases of some of the Venezuelan migrants who were deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act in March have been dismissed, their attorneys said, raising concern from advocates and lawyers who say the move is a violation of due process.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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As neo-colonial dynamics among the expatriate community unravel, this fragile bond becomes his only refuge from an impending collapse into solitude or barbarism.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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The recent release of the IPU serves as a warning that IRS audits of expatriate tax returns claiming CTC and ACTC are likely to increase.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, there were some 143,000 Ivorian emigrants living in France in 2020.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Huang received significant monetary gifts from her foreign, non-resident parents in 2015 and 2016.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Hidden Christians were forced to hide all visible signs of their religion after the 1614 ban on Christianity and the expulsion of foreign missionaries.—
Foster Klug,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
Noun
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This year’s Flag March again coincided with the war in Gaza, now in its 20th month, and escalating Israeli military operations against Palestinian militants in the West Bank, where settler attacks targeting Palestinian residents have been on the rise.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl are among the stars gone enjoyably unhinged for this true story of melodramatic conflict among the European settlers of a Galápagos island.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The alien encounters in Anderson’s world neither begin nor end with a visitor from the stars.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Our heavily armored alien menace starts taking out drug cartel goons and making a mess, and a couple of cops (Danny Glover and Bill Paxton) plus an unhinged DEA agent (Gary Busey) are on the case to investigate.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Views on refugees generally The poll — which sampled 1,560 U.S. adults May 22-27 — began by asking respondents for their general views on refugees, who typically flee their home country due to violence or persecution.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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The community swelled before, during, and immediately after World War II, thanks to the arrival of Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe, reaching a peak in the 1950s of more than 1,500 members.—
Rosario Del Valle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrant. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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