migrant

Example Sentences

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"Everyone is worried," said 29-year-old labourer Bunty Goswami, a migrant worker at a shut plant.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The migrant boat had left the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya on 21 March, news agency AFP reported, citing a coastguard spokesperson.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Over the past year, Iran has pre-positioned arms and ammunition for proxy cells in countries including Germany and Austria, as well as along migrant routes in the Balkans, several European and U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The community has been “shaken to its foundation,” said Ramirez, the founder of Justice for Migrant Women, a civil rights organization focusing on farmworker and migrant women.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Each September, he leads a silent procession of people who place a cross on a fence overlooking the Rio Grande, one for each migrant who has recendy died trying to cross into the United States.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario