indigent

Example Sentences

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In the motion, Robertson described Flores as indigent and said his client was unable to retain immigration counsel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

His 2001 land reform program redistributed government-owned and private land to indigent residents willing to cultivate it.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

As a young immigration lawyer in California’s Central Valley, Matthew Barragan cut his teeth defending the rights of indigent workers facing deportation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

And in North Carolina, the campaign is narrowly focused on promoting Democrats’ successful efforts to expand Medicaid, which will extend nearly-free government health insurance to thousands of people and reduce the indigent population for hospitals.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

Approximately 80 percent of criminal defendants are indigent and thus unable to hire a lawyer.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander