illegal
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Demonstrators say illegal migrants are putting pressure on public services and have asked the South African government to do more to stop it.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
In Brazil, it’s illegal to possess a wild animal without authorization from the government.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
There is still no timeline, cost estimate or guarantee of the money needed, for the clean-up one of Europe's largest illegal landfill sites, politicians have said.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
South African government ministers held urgent talks Monday to address tensions over illegal migration as protesters again demanded that undocumented foreign nationals be made to leave the country.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
She'd spent so many hours drawing maps based on her research—winding high streets full of eccentric shops, shady low streets full of illegal goods, and the networks of cable wires pulling air-trolleys overhead.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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