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

Examples of deportable in a Sentence

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But now, disappointed with the pace of arrests, the Trump administration is casting a wider net by targeting anyone deportable. Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025 That Khalil, unsupported by the university, was arrested without due process, disappeared in Jena, Louisiana, and deemed deportable, sets the stakes for the viewers before the film begins. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025 Harsono’s attorney told Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul that his misdemeanor vandalism conviction is not a deportable offense. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025 To their knowledge, none of the students had committed a deportable offense. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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