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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But the second Trump administration’s mass deportation goals prompted Democratic lawmakers to further limit cooperation earlier this year, and the federal government has filed a lawsuit challenging those laws.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Federal immigration authorities continue to pursue deportations not only of undocumented immigrants but also of former green card holders with past criminal records.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Polls released last month from Economist/YouGov and NPR/PBS News/Marist found that while a plurality of Americans still support Trump’s overall approach to immigration, a majority believes that ICE has gone too far in its deportation efforts.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
The administration has also placed international students under scrutiny, threatening visa revocations and deportations for those participating in campus protests deemed hostile to government interests.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Federal immigration authorities continue to pursue deportations not only of undocumented immigrants but also of former green card holders with past criminal records.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Polls released last month from Economist/YouGov and NPR/PBS News/Marist found that while a plurality of Americans still support Trump’s overall approach to immigration, a majority believes that ICE has gone too far in its deportation efforts.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
The administration has also placed international students under scrutiny, threatening visa revocations and deportations for those participating in campus protests deemed hostile to government interests.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportation. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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