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
The administration is stripping legal protections from migrants and expanding local law enforcement cooperation, incorporating immigration checks into routine traffic stops and jail procedures.
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Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Malians are already among the top three nationalities arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands, a key transit point for African migrants travelling to Europe, according to the European border agency Frontex.
—Ulf Laessing, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, more than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS TPS TERMINATIONS — Supreme Court weighs Trump effort to terminate temporary protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But lawyers for about 350,000 migrants from Haiti and 6,000 from Syria say judges can consider whether authorities followed all the steps laid out in the law.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
According to Inter-American Dialogue, Haitian migrants’ transfers went from 12 percent of the country’s GDP in 2012 to more than a quarter in 2022.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Kurzban has litigated more than 75 federal cases involving migrants’ rights and is the author of what’s considered the Bible on immigration law.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Around 15 migrants, mostly from Latin America, are being held in a Kinshasa hotel.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Malians are already among the top three nationalities arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands, a key transit point for African migrants travelling to Europe, according to the European border agency Frontex.
—Ulf Laessing, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, more than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS TPS TERMINATIONS — Supreme Court weighs Trump effort to terminate temporary protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But lawyers for about 350,000 migrants from Haiti and 6,000 from Syria say judges can consider whether authorities followed all the steps laid out in the law.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
According to Inter-American Dialogue, Haitian migrants’ transfers went from 12 percent of the country’s GDP in 2012 to more than a quarter in 2022.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Kurzban has litigated more than 75 federal cases involving migrants’ rights and is the author of what’s considered the Bible on immigration law.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Around 15 migrants, mostly from Latin America, are being held in a Kinshasa hotel.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for migrants
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The disagreement started last year, when lawmakers passed legislation to strip certain public benefits from some immigrants, including soup kitchens, prenatal care and food assistance for a minor child.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Apr. 2026
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The last is a source of national pride in Peru, and one of the most recognizable expressions of how Andean ingredients melded with Cantonese stir-fry techniques introduced by the country’s Chinese immigrants.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Local history is also reflected in the design, with a Navy pilot (representing the former Naval Air Station Glenview); a member of the Kennicott family, the early settlers of The Grove; the Glenview Farmer’s Market; and a child riding in the 4th of July bike parade featured.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Attacks by extremist settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank have surged since the brutal Hamas attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, with.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Palestinian Arabs born in territory that became Israel in 1948 and their descendants, including those who are stateless refugees, do not have a legal path to immigrate, which is one of the central unresolved issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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We also are deeply troubled by the cancellation of the $11 million grant to Catholic Charities of Miami, which played a very important part with the resettlement of Syrian and Afghan refugees in Miami and elsewhere.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Those include sites like Bonneville Point – where emigrants got their first glimpse of the Boise River Valley and trail ruts can be seen – and Three Island Crossing State Park, named for the most crucial and challenging river crossing in the state.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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At least one of Mellone’s cases had been rejected in lower courts before the new law, hinging partially on rulings that Italian emigrants who took on another citizenship before having children cannot pass on Italian citizenship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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