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In his first remarks dictated over the phone since his March 8 arrest, Khalil, a Palestinian refugee born in Syria, framed his detention as an attack on the right to free speech.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Like the fight over the sanctuary trial, however, the debates over sanctuary cities ultimately proved fruitful for the movement for refugee justice.
— Made By History, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
Born in a Syrian refugee camp, Khalil has talked about his Palestinian heritage and was a major figure during last spring and summer's protests on the Columbia University campus in New York City.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: In January, a Trump administration executive order froze federal funding for refugee resettlement.
—Andrew King, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Like the fight over the sanctuary trial, however, the debates over sanctuary cities ultimately proved fruitful for the movement for refugee justice.
— Made By History, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
Born in a Syrian refugee camp, Khalil has talked about his Palestinian heritage and was a major figure during last spring and summer's protests on the Columbia University campus in New York City.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: In January, a Trump administration executive order froze federal funding for refugee resettlement.
—Andrew King, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refugee
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Today, many alternative news sources are widely available, including independent Russian outlets, many of which have been in exile since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
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The newspaper, controlled by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, depicted Alinejad cowering in fear beneath the captive forms of two dissidents the regime had lured back to Iran from exile and executed.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some were fugitives facing charges of murder, drug trafficking and organized crime.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Quintero, who at one point topped the FBI’s list of most wanted fugitives, was arrested in Mexico in a dramatic 2022 capture.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The notorious House Un-American Activities Committee immediately labeled her an 'undesirable alien' and barred her from returning.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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At the moment, their cause de jour is criminal aliens like those belonging to Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal organization from Venezuela, and the defense of government bloat and inefficiency, something even Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama railed against.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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If enacted, this change could significantly alleviate the compliance burdens that expatriates have endured for decades.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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For expatriates and multinational business owners, staying informed and proactive in tax planning will be crucial.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Refugee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refugee. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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