as in immigrant
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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as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
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Recent Examples of migrant
Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
The Trump administration’s decision was the first-ever mass revocation of humanitarian parole, attorneys for the migrants said.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Fetherston’s decision to back Kennealy is one of the first official endorsement in the 2026 gubernatorial race and makes clear that Republicans running for higher office plan to lean into Gov. Maura Healey’s decision to spend billions on state-run shelters for local families and migrants.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
The dispute over the administration's attempt to revoke the temporary legal status granted to 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans is separate from other challenges to Mr. Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, which has been blocked by some courts.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 May 2025
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Immigrant advocates said President Donald Trump's decision to revoke the status and work permits for roughly 900,000 migrants is largely unprecedented.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
The Trump administration’s decision was the first-ever mass revocation of humanitarian parole, attorneys for the migrants said.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Fetherston’s decision to back Kennealy is one of the first official endorsement in the 2026 gubernatorial race and makes clear that Republicans running for higher office plan to lean into Gov. Maura Healey’s decision to spend billions on state-run shelters for local families and migrants.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
The dispute over the administration's attempt to revoke the temporary legal status granted to 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans is separate from other challenges to Mr. Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants, which has been blocked by some courts.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 May 2025
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The same state Supreme Court suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan back in April after federal officials accused the judge of allegedly helping an immigrant avoid arrest by federal immigration authorities.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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This term, the Trump administration is taking a more direct approach by falsely claiming there is widespread use of these programs by immigrants without any legal status.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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No threats to move the franchise to Nashville, Tennessee, or Tampa, Florida, or some other city desperate to lure a migratory sports team.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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In Panama, record numbers of migrants from as far away as Asia and Africa had turned the deadly Darién Gap, a roadless strip of jungle connecting South and Central America, into a migratory thoroughfare over the past decade.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 June 2025
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Views on refugees generally The poll — which sampled 1,560 U.S. adults May 22-27 — began by asking respondents for their general views on refugees, who typically flee their home country due to violence or persecution.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Nawrocki, 42, a newcomer to politics who previously ran a national remembrance institute, campaigned on a promise to ensure economic and social policies favour Poles over other nationalities, including refugees from neighbouring Ukraine.—
Anna Magdalena Lubowicka,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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This year’s Flag March again coincided with the war in Gaza, now in its 20th month, and escalating Israeli military operations against Palestinian militants in the West Bank, where settler attacks targeting Palestinian residents have been on the rise.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Daniel Brühl are among the stars gone enjoyably unhinged for this true story of melodramatic conflict among the European settlers of a Galápagos island.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, there were some 143,000 Ivorian emigrants living in France in 2020.—
Christopher Clark,
The Dial,
13 May 2025
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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