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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When three planes carrying non-Panamanian deportees arrived in mid-February from the United States, the Decapolis redirected its guests to partner hotels and turned over its trendy lobby to armed security personnel, who ensured that no one could get in or out.
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
However, Judge Brian Murphy, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, did not order the return the plane with the deportees to the United States, as the plaintiffs had requested.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 21 May 2025
Tom Cartwright, who tracks Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights, posted on X that a plane appearing to be the one carrying the eight deportees had landed in Djibouti, which is about 900 miles from Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration was also ordered to provide status reports every seven days, and to maintain custody over the deportees.
—May 21, CBS News, 21 May 2025
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
However, Judge Brian Murphy, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, did not order the return the plane with the deportees to the United States, as the plaintiffs had requested.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 21 May 2025
Tom Cartwright, who tracks Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights, posted on X that a plane appearing to be the one carrying the eight deportees had landed in Djibouti, which is about 900 miles from Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration was also ordered to provide status reports every seven days, and to maintain custody over the deportees.
—May 21, CBS News, 21 May 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 5 Jun. 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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