deportable
adjective
de·port·able
di-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl 
dē-
1
: punishable by deportation
deportable offenses
2
: subject to deportation
deportable migrants
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Continue reading … 'PACK YOUR BAGS' — Nancy Mace proposes bill to make aliens deportable, inadmissible for animal cruelty.
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FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Not that facts ever really seem to matter to MAGA, but no, there aren’t 100 million deportable people in America.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026
The Democratic members of Maryland’s delegation threw their arms around a deportable individual alleged to be a member of a violent gang.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026
During that same period, ICE arrested more than 285,000 foreigners accused of being in the country illegally or of being deportable.
—Hadriana Lowenkron, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Not that facts ever really seem to matter to MAGA, but no, there aren’t 100 million deportable people in America.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026
The Democratic members of Maryland’s delegation threw their arms around a deportable individual alleged to be a member of a violent gang.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026
During that same period, ICE arrested more than 285,000 foreigners accused of being in the country illegally or of being deportable.
—Hadriana Lowenkron, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Deportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportable. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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