as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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Recent Examples of deportation
Since then, she has been held at the Eloy Detention Center awaiting deportation.
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Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Democrats have accused the administration of trying to make a national example of Dugan to chill judicial opposition to its deportation efforts.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noem was a guest on last week’s Face the Nation, which is moderated by Margaret Brennan, and was asked about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who has been at the center of a dispute over the administration’s deportation efforts.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Ayman Soliman says deportation would be 'death sentence' Soliman lost his asylum protection, granted in 2018, in June.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Democrats have accused the administration of trying to make a national example of Dugan to chill judicial opposition to its deportation efforts.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noem was a guest on last week’s Face the Nation, which is moderated by Margaret Brennan, and was asked about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who has been at the center of a dispute over the administration’s deportation efforts.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Ayman Soliman says deportation would be 'death sentence' Soliman lost his asylum protection, granted in 2018, in June.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportation
expulsion
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Protesters, many older adults, were calling for the expulsion of the Israel-Premier Tech team which was stopped last week during a time trial by activists holding Palestinian flags.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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