deportable

adjective de·port·able \ di-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl , dē- \

Definition of deportable

1 : punishable by deportation

deportable offenses

2 : subject to deportation

deportable aliens

Recent Examples of deportable from the Web

The government is happy to have our unpunctual but deportable bodies.

— héctor tobar, Slate Magazine, "What does it look like when 1 million people are deported all at once?," 24 Jan. 2017
He had been deemed deportable because of prior removals

— jeff gammage, Philly.com, "After almost a year inside a Philly church, undocumented immigrant leaves sanctuary Wednesday morning," 11 Oct. 2017
But the Executive branch also can’t possibly be expected, or have the resources, to deport every deportable person in sight, and so officials over the years have cited prosecutorial discretion to exercise mercy on a case-by-case basis.

— cristian farias, Daily Intelligencer, "If Trump Plans to Expose Dreamers to Deportation, He Should Explain the Decision to Houston’s Young Immigrants," 29 Aug. 2017
Many lives have been taken at the hands of aliens who had no right to be in this country: During the Obama administration, 121 deportable aliens were detained, released, and subsequently convicted of hundreds of murders that could have been avoided.

— sapna rampersaud, National Review, "The Senate Should Pass ‘Kate’s Law’ and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act," 26 July 2017
Local officials are authorized to double as federal agents and issue a hold on immigrants who might be deportable, also called a detainer, on behalf of ICE.

— amanda sakuma, The Intercept, "Police in Georgia Are Turning Traffic Stops Into the First Step Toward Deportation," 8 May 2017
All of the convictions listed qualified as deportable offenses under the Obama administration.

— liz robbins, New York Times, "Criminal Acts Led to Arrests of Immigrants in New York Area, Officials Say," 17 Feb. 2017

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