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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Human rights groups and attorneys representing deportees, as well as their family members, say their only hope at this point is for Bukele to restore due process in El Salvador.
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
Ugandan authorities previously said their agreement with the U.S. relates to receiving deportees of African origin who do not have a criminal record.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The legality of the administration's use of the wartime powers to summarily expel the deportees continues to be litigated in federal court.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The trend found in the Quinto Elemento Lab analysis – that more Mexicans were deported annually under the Biden administration than in the second Trump administration – is also reflected in statistics for deportees of all nationalities.
—Steve Fisher, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
Ugandan authorities previously said their agreement with the U.S. relates to receiving deportees of African origin who do not have a criminal record.
—Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The legality of the administration's use of the wartime powers to summarily expel the deportees continues to be litigated in federal court.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The trend found in the Quinto Elemento Lab analysis – that more Mexicans were deported annually under the Biden administration than in the second Trump administration – is also reflected in statistics for deportees of all nationalities.
—Steve Fisher, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2026
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 28 Apr. 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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