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migrant

[mahy-gruhnt] / ˈmaɪ grənt /


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The nearly 30-year-old legal agreement ensures minimum standards for housing, education and medical care for migrant kids in federal custody, as well limits on how long they can be held in government facilities.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Twana Jamal Khdir, an Iraqi national who was once described as "the godfather" of the French migrant camps, previously served a sentence for people smuggling in France.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Enforcement and migrant sources have told the BBC that the gangs are coming under more pressure in Europe, including in Germany.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

This month, we also learned that Our Rescue, an anti-human-trafficking organization whose founder was accused of sexual exploitation himself, was awarded a $158 million no-bid contract to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

They sound an alarm, migrant to migrant, car to car.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Two more migrants deported from the United States arrived in Eswatini on Thursday, the southern African kingdom said.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

—Journalist Christiane Amanpour, explaining how the real worry over 60,000 migrants pouring into Spain’s Ceuta region is that it might provoke more concern about open borders.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The government announced last week that reception centres would be created for 1,800 migrants.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

But migrants and refugees who can work are welcome in Inverclyde, McCabe says.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Other migrants who have survived La Arrocera come out of the bushes.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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