undocumented immigrant

Example Sentences

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At another entrance, reporters clustered around New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat, the first formerly undocumented immigrant to serve in Congress.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

For over a year, Elías Padilla had been saving up to make the journey from Honduras to the United States as an undocumented immigrant.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

"Not many people are crossing the border, and not that many are even trying," one undocumented immigrant, who asked to remain anonymous, said.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

An undocumented immigrant has arrived in San Antonio from Laredo to marry his girlfriend, Chencha.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

While our friends were in on our address fraud, my sister and I preferred not to advertise our undocumented immigrant status to them.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi