as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
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Recent Examples of migrants
With the latest Supreme Court ruling, the return of these migrants to Haiti appears to be the administration’s aim.
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Ammcise Apply,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
The conservative justices ruled that courts lack the authority to review determinations by the Department of Homeland Security to end temporary status migrants living and working in America.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The 2-1 decision upheld a federal judge’s ruling in San Diego for migrants who had filed a class-action suit and said they were wrongly denied an asylum hearing.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The online post from Lawler follows the Supreme Court ruling earlier in the day that the White House has the right to end TPS for Haitian and Syrian migrants.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2026
Officials said the British overseas territory had already detained 859 Haitian migrants aboard six boats this year.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The Supreme Court has issued several orders stressing that migrants must be given a chance to contest their deportations.
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Amber Phillips,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
His targets are mostly, but not exclusively, migrants.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Ammcise Apply,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
The conservative justices ruled that courts lack the authority to review determinations by the Department of Homeland Security to end temporary status migrants living and working in America.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The 2-1 decision upheld a federal judge’s ruling in San Diego for migrants who had filed a class-action suit and said they were wrongly denied an asylum hearing.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The online post from Lawler follows the Supreme Court ruling earlier in the day that the White House has the right to end TPS for Haitian and Syrian migrants.
—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2026
Officials said the British overseas territory had already detained 859 Haitian migrants aboard six boats this year.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The Supreme Court has issued several orders stressing that migrants must be given a chance to contest their deportations.
—
Amber Phillips,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
His targets are mostly, but not exclusively, migrants.
—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
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In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
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Hilton, running on a platform of affordability and lowering taxes, has seized on the sentiment, casting health coverage for immigrants without legal status as deeply unfair and a direct threat to the state’s ability to help citizens.
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The disagreement reflected broader frustrations among many frontier settlers.
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Fossils dating back to the Pleistocene Age were found at this incredible site, which got its name from early settlers who thought the steam emanating from the underground space looked like smoke rising from hell.
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In its heyday, the team, led by Ukrainian refugees from World War II and Stalin's postwar oppression, won a half-dozen national championships in various American professional leagues.
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The answers have housed over 1,000 refugees across 24 campuses — dining halls, health clinics, student volunteers, and all.
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Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere.
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Between 1854 and 1891, the fort protected emigrants, mail coaches, freight wagons, and travelers along the Trans-Pecos stretch of the San Antonio–El Paso Road and Chihuahua Trail.
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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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