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migrant

[mahy-gruhnt] / ˈmaɪ grənt /


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Michaela Rafferty, who works with the Anaka Women's Collective helping migrant women, said people arrive in Northern Ireland without an understanding of the complexity of division – or how housing is segregated along sectarian lines.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

This month, we also learned that Our Rescue, an anti-human-trafficking organization whose founder was accused of sexual exploitation himself, was awarded a $158 million no-bid contract to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

The Schengen suspension set a risky precedent for Italy, the EU country that has recorded the highest number of irregular migrant arrivals in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

But it also raised new questions about whether the administration would ensure legal representation for unaccompanied migrant children.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

A young Honduran migrant, Fernando Antonio Valle Recarte, points at the ground in Veracruz.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

But migrants and refugees who can work are welcome in Inverclyde, McCabe says.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Inverclyde Council's repopulation strategy is based on trying to encourage them to set down roots here, as well as attracting other legal migrants and people who've been granted refugee status to move in.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The U.S. has begun deporting immigrants to Liberia, officials in the West African country said, part of President Trump’s wider plan to send migrants to third-party countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Speaking to the BBC at the Western Jetfoil facility in Dover used to process migrants, he said: "Two of those they prevented at sea, and one they prevented on land."

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

It was the last stop on Route 66, end of the line for truckers, tourists, and migrants from the East.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser




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