immigrant

Example Sentences

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Because of its origin and age, Ji described it as an "ancient immigrant."

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Beyond intermarriages, Black residents in California are also likely to have immigrant friends or neighbors, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The scams have started appearing in U.S. immigrant communities, experts say, though they haven’t spread widely in Western countries, in part because of a shortage of scammers proficient in American or other Western accents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Hundreds of Somali immigrants would have had just two months to leave the U.S. or face deportation, but earlier this month a judge paused Noem’s action after immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit against DHS.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

And now with so many immigrant men at war, no longer needing a place to stay in Chicago, immigrant wives lost the extra money the family had taken in from boarders.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield