deportable
adjective
de·port·able
di-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl 
dē-
1
: punishable by deportation
deportable offenses
2
: subject to deportation
deportable aliens
Examples of deportable in a Sentence
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House Republicans have argued that Mayorkas — who has broad legal discretion in enforcing border laws — has violated provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which mandates the detention of any deportable migrant.
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Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
That bill would have required jail for undocumented immigrants charged with deportable crimes.
—Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Many immigrants who could be deportable have U.S. citizen spouses or children, raising the specter of large-scale family separations since the government does not have the legal authority to deport American citizens.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2023
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California says California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation staff routinely assume people in their custody are deportable immigrants and refer them to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
The law also authorized warrantless arrest of anyone suspected of being deportable.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
Amid progressive criticism of large-scale deportations, the Obama administration issued several memos directing ICE agents to focus on arresting certain classes of deportable immigrants, including recent border-crossers and those found to threaten public safety or national security.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2022
The Biden administration is preparing new rules to make nearly all migrants who illegally cross the border into the U.S. rapidly deportable to Mexico or their home countries and open new migrant-processing centers to create some legal pathways for asylum seekers.
—Michelle Hackman, wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023
California has enacted various laws since 2013 that have chipped away at the power of the federal government to mandate local cooperation in handing over those who ICE deems deportable.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021
Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
That bill would have required jail for undocumented immigrants charged with deportable crimes.
—Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
Many immigrants who could be deportable have U.S. citizen spouses or children, raising the specter of large-scale family separations since the government does not have the legal authority to deport American citizens.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2023
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California says California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation staff routinely assume people in their custody are deportable immigrants and refer them to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
The law also authorized warrantless arrest of anyone suspected of being deportable.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
Amid progressive criticism of large-scale deportations, the Obama administration issued several memos directing ICE agents to focus on arresting certain classes of deportable immigrants, including recent border-crossers and those found to threaten public safety or national security.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2022
The Biden administration is preparing new rules to make nearly all migrants who illegally cross the border into the U.S. rapidly deportable to Mexico or their home countries and open new migrant-processing centers to create some legal pathways for asylum seekers.
—Michelle Hackman, wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023
California has enacted various laws since 2013 that have chipped away at the power of the federal government to mandate local cooperation in handing over those who ICE deems deportable.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021
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“Deportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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