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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One family is tracking their deportee’s phone, with an app showing it on the move inside Ukraine, Samantha said.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The removals were part of an agreement in which the U.S. paid millions of dollars for the detention of deportees in CECOT.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
More on the deportation flights and their effects on deportees.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Guided by a pro-oil coalition, Trump’s initial approach to Venezuela was to pact with the dictator: Return a few prisoners, accept deportees, let U.S. oil firms gain more access to Venezuelan oil, and the U.S government would tolerate the regime.
—Javier Corrales, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The removals were part of an agreement in which the U.S. paid millions of dollars for the detention of deportees in CECOT.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
More on the deportation flights and their effects on deportees.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Guided by a pro-oil coalition, Trump’s initial approach to Venezuela was to pact with the dictator: Return a few prisoners, accept deportees, let U.S. oil firms gain more access to Venezuelan oil, and the U.S government would tolerate the regime.
—Javier Corrales, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deportee
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“Deportee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportee. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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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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