deportation

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

|Updated on: 11 Aug 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

Tomas, who had one prior deportation, has been charged with making a false claim to citizenship.

— nomaan merchant, Cincinnati.com, "Hunger, fear, desperation: What came of an ordinary ICE raid in Covington," 9 July 2018
The overall objective was removal — or what was variably termed self-deportation, exile or banishment.

— martha s. jones, Time, "How the 14th Amendment's Promise of Birthright Citizenship Redefined America," 9 July 2018
The primary focus is obviously deportations, coupled with other policies to keep migrants from entering the country.

— margaret hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, "Despite Hyper-Aggressive Rhetoric, Trump’s MS-13 Strategy Isn’t Very Comprehensive," 3 July 2018
This is about the movement that continues, about the fight to stop deportations, the fight to organize.

— jacqueline serrato, Hoy, "Queer Chicagoan who turned herself in to border patrol granted asylum," 25 June 2018
Anyone who is not a U.S. citizen could be detained by immigration officials and placed in deportation proceedings, according to attorney Hena Mansori of the National Immigrant Justice Center.

— refinery29.com, "Her Father Is A Legal Permanent Resident. Why Was He Detained By ICE?," 25 June 2018
Meanwhile, gun violence, police brutality, racial profiling, hate crimes, poverty, deportations, and attacks on civil liberties continue to be everyday realities for people of color.

— karen dolan, Fortune, "These 'Blue Lives Matter' Bills Send the Wrong Message on Race and Violence," 31 May 2018
His wife called him periodically from Calhoun County, where she was jailed during her legal fight against deportation, with no updates.

— tresa baldas, Detroit Free Press, "Troy mom deported to Albania, didn't get to say goodbye to family," 17 May 2018
That's hundreds of thousands of people whom the White House has essentially marked for deportation, exposing them to the abuse and dehumanization that's now become synonymous with ICE.

— luke darby, GQ, "Donald Trump Is Waging War on Documented Immigrants," 7 May 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

Law Dictionary

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