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immigration

[im-i-gray-shuhn] / ˌɪm ɪˈgreɪ ʃən /


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The man submitted to standard airport health screening in Nairobi, and passed through immigration formalities, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Malaysia insists all returnees agreed to voluntary repatriation from detention centres, where Myanmar says they had completed sentences for immigration offences.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Government lawyers pointed to a provision of the 1996 immigration law that said people who entered the country illegally “shall be detained.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Word spread quickly, and soon a throng of smartphone-wielding citizens had surrounded the immigration enforcement van, which couldn’t move because one enterprising, early-arriving activist had slid underneath it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

‘I’m one of the best immigration lawyers in this city,” he says.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

The move comes as local governments move to help immigrations caught up in the raids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

“That has changed the culture of U.S. immigrations agencies.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

Beck-Mewing said rents were rebounding after many property owners dropped rents during COVID, and will likely to continue to increase in 2023 due to increased rental demand after immigrations allowances were raised by almost one-third.

From Reuters ● Dec. 19, 2022

The organization is responsible for border security, immigrations and customs, and disaster relief and prevention.

From National Geographic Kids ● Aug. 11, 2021

In these early immigrations were many women, most of whom were wives and mothers.

From Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon by Frederick Van Voorhies Holman




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