deportable

adjective

de·​port·​able di-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl 

dē-

1

: punishable by deportation

deportable offenses

2

: subject to deportation

deportable migrants

Examples of deportable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In her ruling, Judge Sooknanan concluded that federal law does not authorize the administration to hold deportable migrants at overseas military installations. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025

So with no hearing and no ruling from a judge, Kangethe was stuck in a bureaucratic void — and considered deportable. —Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025

State Dept reviewing all 55 million US visa holders for deportable offenses | RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger weigh in on President Trump’s effort to review 55 million U.S. visa holders to ensure the holders have not violated laws. —The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025

But, because an immigration judge has not ruled on his case, Kangethe has been left in a legal limbo and is considered deportable. —Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for deportable

• portable
• exportable
• reportable
• supportable
• transportable
• insupportable
• unsupportable