immigrant

Example Sentences

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The government said it plans to convert warehouses for an immigrant detention network that would collectively hold more than 92,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Sergei, a Russian immigrant, and Tszman Chan, from Hong Kong had not only revived the tradition, but persuaded artists from across the world to come to the most north westerly of the Orkney islands.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“Kim’s Convenience” may not win points for originality, but originality isn’t really the point of an immigrant family drama meant to be instantly, one might say universally, recognizable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

This is significant because asylum cases are deeply complex, requiring a mountain of factual evidence to prove an immigrant faces legitimate threats of persecution in their home country.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

The term "undocumented immigrant" includes anyone who is not a permanent resident of the country and does not have a visa to be here.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi