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
The detention of at least five men in and around Minneapolis has sparked an outcry among Native American groups about Indigenous people being racially profiled as undocumented immigrants by federal immigration agents.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
At a previous hearing, Frimpong heard that immigrants were detained for extended periods at B-18 in conditions that prevented private communication with attorneys.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Originally a working-class neighborhood of Polish immigrants who raised goats in their yards—leading to the nickname Goat Prairie and later Bucktown—this Chicago enclave has evolved into a mix of independent boutiques and restaurants with a dynamic urban feel.
—Hannah Howard, Midwest Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Some immigration activists argue that any communication between ICE and city police discourages immigrants without legal status from reporting crimes or cooperating with law enforcement.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The first thing to do is to reduce the damage to the United States, the inflow of guns and criminals and immigrants and drugs into the United States, the destabilizing of a key part of the Western Hemisphere.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The targeting — plus the potential loss of funding — has shaken an industry in California that has been historically underpaid, understaffed and run almost entirely by women, most of them women of color and many immigrants.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Over the last year, nearly 20,000 babies were born to Venezuelan immigrants, according to the census.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Peaceful, legal immigrants being put in detention.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
At a previous hearing, Frimpong heard that immigrants were detained for extended periods at B-18 in conditions that prevented private communication with attorneys.
—City News Service, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Originally a working-class neighborhood of Polish immigrants who raised goats in their yards—leading to the nickname Goat Prairie and later Bucktown—this Chicago enclave has evolved into a mix of independent boutiques and restaurants with a dynamic urban feel.
—Hannah Howard, Midwest Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Some immigration activists argue that any communication between ICE and city police discourages immigrants without legal status from reporting crimes or cooperating with law enforcement.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The first thing to do is to reduce the damage to the United States, the inflow of guns and criminals and immigrants and drugs into the United States, the destabilizing of a key part of the Western Hemisphere.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The targeting — plus the potential loss of funding — has shaken an industry in California that has been historically underpaid, understaffed and run almost entirely by women, most of them women of color and many immigrants.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Over the last year, nearly 20,000 babies were born to Venezuelan immigrants, according to the census.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Peaceful, legal immigrants being put in detention.
—NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrants
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The two undocumented migrants were identified as Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese man who was driving the van, and Salvadoran national Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, the man authorities now say was in an ICE vehicle.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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One fourth of Venezuelan migrants globally lack legal immigration status, Paez said.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The hotel was underwritten by the local banana-growing elite as well as by Canarian emigrants who had made their fortunes in the Americas.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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But while many Israeli emigrants have embarked on new lives in Cyprus, Canada and Thailand, according to DellaPergola’s analysis, few are prepared to speak publicly, citing a mistrust of the media and fear of anti-Israel sentiment.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency says Sistrunk’s earliest settlers migrated from Georgia, South Carolina and the Bahamas in the late 1800s.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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In New England, Metacom’s, or King Philip’s, War – waged between Indigenous groups and English settlers – destroyed scores of communities in one of the most destructive conflicts, measured on a per capita basis, in American history.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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The country currently shelters nearly 2 million refugees, the most in Africa.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Arabs deliberately placed the Arab refugees and their descendants in refugee camps as pawns in the propaganda war against Israel.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Immigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrants. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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