deportation
noun
de·por·ta·tion
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
plural deportations
: an act or instance of deporting
especially
: the removal from a country by an executive government agency of a foreign-born noncitizen (such as one whose presence violates immigration laws or is ruled detrimental to the public welfare)
Examples of deportation in a Sentence
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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Shaath said in the video that the deportation move followed earlier difficulties renewing his French residency papers, despite his family ties in France.
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Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The city’s leaders worry about the facility's insufficient infrastructure, while Senator Warnock remains opposed to the administration’s aggressive deportation policies.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Worries surrounding deportation are also having an effect, the report says.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The city’s leaders worry about the facility's insufficient infrastructure, while Senator Warnock remains opposed to the administration’s aggressive deportation policies.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Worries surrounding deportation are also having an effect, the report says.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportation. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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