deportation

noun de·por·ta·tion \ ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən , -pər- \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Examples: deportation in a Sentence

Definition of deportation

1 : an act or instance of deporting

2 : the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial

Examples of deportation in a Sentence

the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492

Recent Examples of deportation from the Web

Salvini campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform that included a vow to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants already in Italy, even though experts doubt such mass deportations are feasible or financially viable.

— nicole winfield and aritz parra, The Christian Science Monitor, "Spain offers to accept migrant ship after Italy, Malta refuse," 11 June 2018
Salvini campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform that included a vow to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants already in Italy, even though experts doubt such mass deportations are feasible or financially viable.

— nicole winfield and aritz parra, chicagotribune.com, "Spain offers to take migrant ship amid Italy-Malta standoff," 11 June 2018
The policy imposes potential criminal penalties on border-crossers who would have previously faced mainly civil-deportation proceedings — and in the process, forces the separation of families crossing the border.

— matt stevens, The Seattle Times, "Threatened with loss of family, Honduran man kills himself in Texas jail," 10 June 2018
Federal Judge Alison Nathan issued an emergency deportation stay pending a hearing July 20.

— john bacon, USA TODAY, "Pizza delivery man facing deportation draws stay, support of leaders," 10 June 2018
This type of 11th-hour appeal to stop deportation or detention is not uncommon in immigration cases.

— liz robbins, New York Times, "Judge Stops Deportation of a New York Pizza Delivery Man," 9 June 2018
The guard, unsatisfied, did a background check, found an open deportation warrant from 2010, and called ICE.

— julia felsenthal, Vogue, "En el Séptimo Día," 8 June 2018
Another new state law, AB103, allows the California attorney general’s office to inspect private jails that have federal contracts to hold immigrants facing deportation hearings.

— bob egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, "Trump administration sharpens legal arguments against California sanctuary laws," 7 June 2018
For undocumented immigrants, the municipal identification card is supposed to provide a measure of security against deportation.

— adam k. raymond, Daily Intelligencer, "Pizza Guy Detained by ICE While Delivering to Brooklyn Army Base," 6 June 2018

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First Known Use of deportation

1595

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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DEPORTATION Defined for Kids

deportation

noun de·por·ta·tion \ ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən \

Definition of deportation for Students

: the removal from a country of a person who is not a citizen

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deportation

noun de·por·ta·tion \ ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtā-shən \

legal Definition of deportation

: an act or instance of deporting; specifically : the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is illegal or detrimental to the public welfare — compare exclusion