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immigration

[im-i-gray-shuhn] / ˌɪm ɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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Passengers arriving at Stansted Airport have described waiting in long queues to reach immigration control after a power surge shut down its systems.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

She also returned to familiar themes of immigration and crime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

He had furloughed people who handled such things during the partial government shutdown over immigration, and since he famously lacks patience, Hegseth sent a couple of flunkies to retrieve the historic object immediately.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Challenged by the BBC over how immigration agents handled both shooting incidents, Bovino rejected suggestions that video evidence undermined his claim that Good and Pretti had intended to harm the agents.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

At every stop, whether immigration or customs, she alone gave the magic password, for not once did they have to fill out extra forms, not once were their bags opened.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

The move comes as local governments move to help immigrations caught up in the raids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

Beck-Mewing said rents were rebounding after many property owners dropped rents during COVID, and will likely to continue to increase in 2023 due to increased rental demand after immigrations allowances were raised by almost one-third.

From Reuters ● Dec. 19, 2022

Mattoo said at the time that immigrations officials gave her no reason but told her she would not be able to travel internationally.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

Once the immigrations officers left, the crowd began to disperse.

From BBC ● May 5, 2022

There were also small immigrations at divers later dates.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various


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