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migration

[mahy-grey-shuhn] / maɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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The UN's International Organization for Migration estimates 1,172 migrants died or went missing along the route in 2025 -- a figure only slightly lower than the 1,215 people in 2024.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Migration figures for 2025, released Thursday by the Office for National Statistics, showed the lowest net immigration since Covid, at 171,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

At least eight migrants have died while trying to cross the Channel by boat this year, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration and French authorities.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Even so, Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute said that the executive branch has vast discretion in immigration law, particularly when invoking national security justifications, and defense attorneys may face an uphill battle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The result was what is historically referred to as the Great Migration.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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