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migrant

[mahy-gruhnt] / ˈmaɪ grənt /


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Muslims bore the brunt in districts like Murshidabad and Malda, while Dalit Hindus - especially from the Bangladeshi migrant Matua community - were hardest hit in North 24-Parganas and Nadia.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

In the 2023–24 school year, migrant students accounted for 2.7% of California’s homeless student population — double the national share among homeless students reported the previous year, according to the study.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

On Tuesday, the UK signed a two-month extension on a £476m deal made with France by the previous government for extra patrols to disrupt migrant smuggling gangs.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"Everyone is worried," said 29-year-old labourer Bunty Goswami, a migrant worker at a shut plant.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

They wage what a priest at a migrant shelter calls la guerra sin nombre, the war with no name.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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