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 deportees are scheduled to arrive in Qatar before being transported to Iran.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2025
Two weeks ago, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight also returned 132 deportees to the Cap-Haïtien.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
This approach to foreign policy also drove Nigeria’s refusal to accept US deportees, said Tuggar, since Africa’s most populous country lacks the space to take in people.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
None of the 14 deportees were originally from Ghana, and the five West Africans who filed the lawsuit did not have ties with the country or designate it as a potential country of removal, according to the complaint.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2025
Two weeks ago, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight also returned 132 deportees to the Cap-Haïtien.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
This approach to foreign policy also drove Nigeria’s refusal to accept US deportees, said Tuggar, since Africa’s most populous country lacks the space to take in people.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
None of the 14 deportees were originally from Ghana, and the five West Africans who filed the lawsuit did not have ties with the country or designate it as a potential country of removal, according to the complaint.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deportee
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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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