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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Continue reading … SOUNDING ALARM – San Francisco neighborhoods find new way to coordinate against ICE deportations.
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FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The administration’s deportation agenda also kept hitting the headlines, with raids on workplaces and homes, thousands of people detained and families broken apart.
—Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
The effect of deportation, from a Palestinian perspective Palestinian human rights advocates criticize the deportations, which prisoners agreed to under conditions of imprisonment, as forcible displacement.
—Shir David, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
Trump officials view collaboration from local police departments as a cornerstone of the White House’s mass deportation agenda.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
The administration’s deportation agenda also kept hitting the headlines, with raids on workplaces and homes, thousands of people detained and families broken apart.
—Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
The effect of deportation, from a Palestinian perspective Palestinian human rights advocates criticize the deportations, which prisoners agreed to under conditions of imprisonment, as forcible displacement.
—Shir David, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
Trump officials view collaboration from local police departments as a cornerstone of the White House’s mass deportation agenda.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportation. Accessed 19 Nov. 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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