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undocumented

[ uhn-dok-yuh-men-tid ]

adjective

  1. lacking documentation or authentication.
  2. lacking proper immigration or working papers: undocumented immigrants.

    an undocumented worker;

    undocumented immigrants.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of undocumented1

First recorded in 1880–85; un- 1 + documented ( def )
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He warned that cities refusing to turn over details on undocumented migrants, referred to as “sanctuary cities,” would face funding cuts.

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He enjoys higher approval ratings on it than any other policy area, with polls suggesting a significant number of voters support his swift actions to deport thousands of undocumented migrants.

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Leavitt also touted an immigration raid at an "underground" nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Sunday, where she said officials detained more than 100 undocumented immigrants and seized weapons and drugs.

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Confronted on Sunday with a news story about American citizens being deported along with their undocumented immigrant parents, Rubio called the story "misleading," disputing the framing and not the facts.

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Thousands of undocumented immigrants have been detained since Donald Trump returned to the White House on 20 January.

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