as in migrants
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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Recent Examples of immigrants
Tasked with the arrest, detention and removal of undocumented immigrants, ICE deportation officers were previously required to complete 20 weeks, or roughly 100 days, of training before beginning their official duties.
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Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
The transportation department created a rule in February preventing states from issuing or renewing licenses to certain immigrants, including many if not all of the 20,000 drivers affected by the judge's tentative decision.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
This year's recipient is Casa Marianella, an Austin organization that works to assist immigrants in finding access to housing and services.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Some of the biggest shifts in his direction were among young people, Latinos, and immigrants.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The border has become secure, but there are millions of undocumented immigrants living in our country.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
Gallagher objected to a $200,000 allocation from the cannabis fund for Illinois Workers in Action, a nonprofit organization with a location in Bolingbrook, to provide legal defense for immigrants with legal status.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The administration has also tapped local organizations to host application workshops and do outreach, especially with families wary of government such as immigrants.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
In other cases, according to the guidance, ICE must serve immigrants with notices of removal that list what countries the government intends to deport them to in language the immigrants understand.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
The transportation department created a rule in February preventing states from issuing or renewing licenses to certain immigrants, including many if not all of the 20,000 drivers affected by the judge's tentative decision.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
This year's recipient is Casa Marianella, an Austin organization that works to assist immigrants in finding access to housing and services.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Some of the biggest shifts in his direction were among young people, Latinos, and immigrants.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The border has become secure, but there are millions of undocumented immigrants living in our country.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
Gallagher objected to a $200,000 allocation from the cannabis fund for Illinois Workers in Action, a nonprofit organization with a location in Bolingbrook, to provide legal defense for immigrants with legal status.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The administration has also tapped local organizations to host application workshops and do outreach, especially with families wary of government such as immigrants.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
In other cases, according to the guidance, ICE must serve immigrants with notices of removal that list what countries the government intends to deport them to in language the immigrants understand.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrants
Noun
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In January, Border Patrol apprehended 151 migrants in Big Bend Sector.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Pakistan launched a sweeping crackdown in October 2023 to expel migrants without documents, urging those in the country to leave of their own accord to avoid arrest and forcibly expelling others.—
Munir Ahmed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The city’s Hadhramis are descendants of the emigrants from Yemen’s Hadhramout region who began settling in Johor in the 1800s.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Malinin is the son of two former Olympic skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, Russian emigrants who competed for Uzbekistan but came to Virginia in 1998.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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Footage from one camera shows approximately two dozen settlers dressed in black entering the village.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Many indigenous groups on this continent whom settlers swindled, attacked, and displaced have a long history of using sweat lodges both for cleaning the body and in ritual.—
Madeline Leung Coleman,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Bekaa Valley is home to numerous camps housing Syrian refugees.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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His parents were Hungarian refugees who worked in catering at Heathrow airport.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Immigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrants. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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