unaccompanied
adjective
, -ˈkämp-; -ˈkəm-pə-, -ˈkäm-
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Synonyms
alone, lone, lonely, lonesome, single, solitary, solo
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Xol was deported to Guatemala and Byron taken to a series of facilities for unaccompanied migrant children run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. — Washington Post, "Some migrant parents deported without kids can return to US," 5 Sep. 2019 The regulation, if approved by a judge, would allow the government to indefinitely detain unaccompanied migrant children and families apprehended with kids. — Graham Kates, CBS News, "Migrant kids appealing detention might soon lose access to judges," 29 Aug. 2019 The expectation is that the Administration will change the policy regarding the definition of an unaccompanied child. . — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, "The Trump Administration’s Sustained Attack on the Rights of Immigrant Children," 22 Aug. 2019 District of Columbia Washington: The district has enacted emergency regulations to stop the federal government’s plan to house unaccompanied migrant children there. — USA TODAY, "‘Stranger’ tourists, Phish and the plague, kinkajou attack: News from around our 50 states," 22 Aug. 2019 Then, in 2014, Central American families and unaccompanied children began pushing across the border in ever-larger numbers, fleeing horrific gang violence, domestic abuse and entrenched poverty. — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, "The Flores Agreement Protected Migrant Children for Decades. It’s Under Threat.," 20 Aug. 2019 Still, Lawson said packs of unaccompanied minors cause issues at the fair every year. — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, "Police considering charges against teen who may have shot a gun at the Kentucky State Fair," 19 Aug. 2019 Some minors travel with stepparents or other guardians, said Jennifer Podkul, senior director of policy and advocacy at Kids in Need of Defense, an organization that represents unaccompanied migrant children in deportation proceedings. — Dallas News, "As Trump expands DNA testing at border to root out child trafficking, privacy questions grow," 19 Aug. 2019 Data show other vulnerable groups include veterans, single women and unaccompanied youth. — John Russett, Twin Cities, "‘A single mom can’t do it’: Metro housing struggles stretch to the suburbs," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unaccompanied.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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