immigration
Americannoun
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the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there
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the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country
Other Word Forms
- anti-immigration adjective
- immigrational adjective
- immigratory adjective
- nonimmigration noun
- preimmigration noun
- proimmigration adjective
Etymology
Origin of immigration
Example Sentences
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Homeland Security deployed 2,000 officers in Minnesota for its ‘largest immigration operation ever.’
From Los Angeles Times
Communities have been targeted in immigration raids as the government alleges large-scale benefit fraud in Minnesota, the US state with the largest Somali community in the US.
From BBC
He said federal immigration agents had fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C.
From Los Angeles Times
Ryan Turner's visa was cancelled on character grounds and he was taken into immigration detention on Tuesday.
From BBC
It follows an immigration enforcement campaign launched by ICE in late 2025 to target individuals in Minneapolis who were issued deportation orders, including members of the city's Somali community.
From BBC
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