deportable

adjective

de·​port·​able di-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl How to pronounce deportable (audio)
dē-
1
: punishable by deportation
deportable offenses
2
: subject to deportation
deportable aliens

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Officials were on the lookout for anything that could render an immigrant deportable, the department initially told the Associated Press (AP), potentially affecting up to 55 million people. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 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 That includes employees of Enforcement and Removal Operations, the section tasked with identifying and deporting undocumented immigrants and immigrants who commit deportable crimes, and Homeland Security Investigations, the arm of ICE responsible for investigating immigration and customs crimes. David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Non-citizens charged with violent crimes have long faced deportation if convicted — a practice going back several U.S. administrations — particularly as the U.S. Congress expanded the list of deportable crimes in the mid-1990s. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deportable

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of deportable was in 1891

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“Deportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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