migrant

Example Sentences

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“Our identity was shattered,” he said, comparing migrants with “plants ripped from their soil.”

From Los Angeles Times

For nearly a year, migrant rights advocates and neighborhood activists across the Twin Cities have been preparing to mobilize in the event of an immigration enforcement surge.

From Los Angeles Times

At least 22 migrants have been killed and 65 others injured after a lorry they were travelling in overturned in Ethiopia's north-eastern Afar region, authorities say.

From BBC

The organization was shaken by the Dec. 20 decision by Weiss to pull a “60 Minutes” piece on the harsh El Salvador mega-prison the U.S. government is using to hold undocumented migrants.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of people have taken jobs as caretakers for the homes of absent migrants.

From The Wall Street Journal