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
This year has been nothing short of horrific for our country’s Latine population, thanks to the current administration’s anti-immigration legislation and numerous, often-violent ICE raids, resulting in mass deportations and detainment (sometimes among legal residents and citizens).
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Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
In recent years, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, setbacks to women's reproductive health and LGBTQ rights, mass deportations, DEI rollbacks and school shootings have dominated headlines.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
But now the idea is to use deportation operations to deter people from even trying to cross.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
After his release, Fernandez-Cruz will be taken into ICE custody to begin deportation proceedings.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
In recent years, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, setbacks to women's reproductive health and LGBTQ rights, mass deportations, DEI rollbacks and school shootings have dominated headlines.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
But now the idea is to use deportation operations to deter people from even trying to cross.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
After his release, Fernandez-Cruz will be taken into ICE custody to begin deportation proceedings.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportation
expulsion
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Advertisement For that reason, collegiate sanctions for mild acts of civil disobedience may sometimes be relatively light—probation or a formal warning, for example, rather than suspension or expulsion.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Neogy left not during Amin’s Asian expulsion but earlier, after running afoul of the preceding regime, President Milton Obote’s.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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