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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The report cited internal documents showing Salesforce pitching itself as a tool to boost hiring for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which seeks to ramp up deportations across the country, and suggesting how AI could help evaluate tips and improve ICE investigations.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Mexico's government has begun dismantling a large migrant shelter in Nogales, citing a lack of occupants despite initial preparations for a surge in deportations from the United States, according to the mayor.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Such deportation, her legal team contends, would send her into the custody of the same Army that has killed dozens of her family members.
—Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The suit said the woman was arrested outside her home by ICE in April for a 1998 deportation order.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Mexico's government has begun dismantling a large migrant shelter in Nogales, citing a lack of occupants despite initial preparations for a surge in deportations from the United States, according to the mayor.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Such deportation, her legal team contends, would send her into the custody of the same Army that has killed dozens of her family members.
—Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The suit said the woman was arrested outside her home by ICE in April for a 1998 deportation order.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportation. Accessed 20 Oct. 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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