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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Images released by the Defense Department show dozens of deportees, shackled and seated inside a C-17 Globemaster III as U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents helped load people onto the military cargo plane.
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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Immigrants who entered the country illegally but who have not committed crimes while here represent a far larger pool of potential deportees.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Rights groups warn that many deportees face retaliation or mistreatment upon return to Venezuela.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Officials in Kosovo, Europe's youngest country, agreed to host 50 deportees from other countries, the latest agreement in a broader and aggressive effort by the Trump administration to convince countries around the world to accept migrants who are not their citizens.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Immigrants who entered the country illegally but who have not committed crimes while here represent a far larger pool of potential deportees.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Rights groups warn that many deportees face retaliation or mistreatment upon return to Venezuela.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Officials in Kosovo, Europe's youngest country, agreed to host 50 deportees from other countries, the latest agreement in a broader and aggressive effort by the Trump administration to convince countries around the world to accept migrants who are not their citizens.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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“Deportee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportee. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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