deportation
noun
de·por·ta·tion
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
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
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Throughout his second term, Trump has aggressively expanded immigration enforcement—launching mass deportation operations, increasing raids in sanctuary citiesand reviving thousands of old deportation cases.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump's position on the southern border with Mexico was the most popular in the survey, collected a 53% positive response, while deportations and tariffs fell under the majority threshhold, with 49% and 45% approvals, respectively.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration is expanding civilian immigration detention onto those same military installations, often using them as the last stop in this country before deportation.
—Chris Purdy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
In late July, the Department of Homeland Security said about 150,000 people had been deported under President Donald Trump, who campaigned on the promise of mass deportations targeting millions of undocumented persons in the country.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Trump's position on the southern border with Mexico was the most popular in the survey, collected a 53% positive response, while deportations and tariffs fell under the majority threshhold, with 49% and 45% approvals, respectively.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration is expanding civilian immigration detention onto those same military installations, often using them as the last stop in this country before deportation.
—Chris Purdy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
In late July, the Department of Homeland Security said about 150,000 people had been deported under President Donald Trump, who campaigned on the promise of mass deportations targeting millions of undocumented persons in the country.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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deportation
noun
de·por·ta·tion
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtā-shən
: 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
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