deportation
noun
de·por·ta·tion
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
1
: an act or instance of deporting
2
: the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial
Synonyms
Examples of deportation in a Sentence
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
Recent Examples on the Web
The administration has dismissed calls from 500 organizations for a complete halt to all deportations to Haiti due to the ongoing armed attacks.
—
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Last month, Iowa lawmakers swiftly passed a bill that would allow local police to arrest some undocumented immigrants and give state judges the power to order deportations.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The Iowa legislation, like the Texas law, could mean criminal charges for people who have outstanding deportation orders or who have previously been removed from or denied admission to the U.S.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Cancer patients facing deportation to Gaza: ‘Our fate will be death’
A group of Palestinians from Gaza who have been receiving cancer treatment in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv now potentially face deportation back to Gaza, where the health care system has all but collapsed and basic medicines are scarce.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
It's also heavily relied on the legal system, which has incurred incredible amounts of incarceration, criminalization, deportation.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
The law in Texas, sometimes called S.B. 4, also empowers state courts to order the deportation of migrants who enter the state without authorization.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Six years later, as Kahneman was finishing first grade, the Nazis invaded France, and his family was forced to wear the yellow star that marked Jews for mass deportations to concentration camps.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The law also authorizes state judges to order deportations to Mexico.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Last month, Iowa lawmakers swiftly passed a bill that would allow local police to arrest some undocumented immigrants and give state judges the power to order deportations.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The Iowa legislation, like the Texas law, could mean criminal charges for people who have outstanding deportation orders or who have previously been removed from or denied admission to the U.S.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Cancer patients facing deportation to Gaza: ‘Our fate will be death’
A group of Palestinians from Gaza who have been receiving cancer treatment in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv now potentially face deportation back to Gaza, where the health care system has all but collapsed and basic medicines are scarce.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
It's also heavily relied on the legal system, which has incurred incredible amounts of incarceration, criminalization, deportation.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
The law in Texas, sometimes called S.B. 4, also empowers state courts to order the deportation of migrants who enter the state without authorization.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Six years later, as Kahneman was finishing first grade, the Nazis invaded France, and his family was forced to wear the yellow star that marked Jews for mass deportations to concentration camps.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
The law also authorizes state judges to order deportations to Mexico.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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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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