deportee
noun
de·por·tee
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtē 
di-
: one who has been deported or is under sentence of deportation
Examples of deportee in a Sentence
the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation
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The segment features interviews with Venezuelan deportees who were sent by the Trump administration to the harsh CECOT prison in El Salvador.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The report, as previously announced, was to have featured correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviewing deportees who the Trump administration has sent to the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
What a photojournalist saw as Venezuelan migrants arrived in El Salvador 05:42
Photograph of Venezuelan deportees courtesy of Philip Holsinger.
Eyewitnesses to Charlie Kirk's assassination call for civilized debate (9/28/25)
Liberal Hunter Kozak asked Charlie Kirk's final question.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Venezuelans were deported from the U.S. to El Salvador, a number of migrants were sent to Eswatini and South Sudan, and Rwanda has agreed to accept deportees.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The report, as previously announced, was to have featured correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviewing deportees who the Trump administration has sent to the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
What a photojournalist saw as Venezuelan migrants arrived in El Salvador 05:42
Photograph of Venezuelan deportees courtesy of Philip Holsinger.
Eyewitnesses to Charlie Kirk's assassination call for civilized debate (9/28/25)
Liberal Hunter Kozak asked Charlie Kirk's final question.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Venezuelans were deported from the U.S. to El Salvador, a number of migrants were sent to Eswatini and South Sudan, and Rwanda has agreed to accept deportees.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Deportee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportee. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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deportee
noun
de·por·tee
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtē
: a person who has been deported or is under an order of deportation
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