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
Some migrants are already coming back.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But those flights ended up being more expensive and less efficient than the commercial flights usually contracted by ICE to expel migrants.
—Ronny Rojas, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
According to the agency, the people in custody were largely male migrants without proper legal status from Latin American countries -- some of whom had previous criminal convictions like driving under the influence.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
The Department of Defense is not expected to have a role in the invoking of the authority, which could be used to deport some migrants without a hearing.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Experts say such migrants were escaping political unrest, gang violence, weather disasters caused by climate change and extreme poverty.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
The number of migrants trying to travel through the dangerous jungles of the Darién Gap to get from Colombia into Panama has fallen dramatically in recent months to the lowest levels since the pandemic, new data show.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Human rights groups say the naval base in Cuba is not appropriate for housing migrants.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
This is reportedly part of a probe into the contracts and funding of the hotels, which the city has enlisted to house migrants.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But those flights ended up being more expensive and less efficient than the commercial flights usually contracted by ICE to expel migrants.
—Ronny Rojas, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
According to the agency, the people in custody were largely male migrants without proper legal status from Latin American countries -- some of whom had previous criminal convictions like driving under the influence.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
The Department of Defense is not expected to have a role in the invoking of the authority, which could be used to deport some migrants without a hearing.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Experts say such migrants were escaping political unrest, gang violence, weather disasters caused by climate change and extreme poverty.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
The number of migrants trying to travel through the dangerous jungles of the Darién Gap to get from Colombia into Panama has fallen dramatically in recent months to the lowest levels since the pandemic, new data show.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Human rights groups say the naval base in Cuba is not appropriate for housing migrants.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
This is reportedly part of a probe into the contracts and funding of the hotels, which the city has enlisted to house migrants.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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