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the forced removal from a homeland
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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Recent Examples of deportation
The family filed a suit contesting their deportation, court records show, and it was briefly halted before a judge ruled against them in July.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Palantir won a $30 million deal to build ImmigrationOS for ICE, providing data on the identification and deportation of immigrants.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
But beyond holding detainees, the sheriff's office doesn't assist ICE in transporting people to new holding locations or airports for deportation.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Palantir won a $30 million deal to build ImmigrationOS for ICE, providing data on the identification and deportation of immigrants.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
But beyond holding detainees, the sheriff's office doesn't assist ICE in transporting people to new holding locations or airports for deportation.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportation
expulsion
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Israel’s first occupation of Gaza was characterized by war crimes, massacres, and expulsions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Robert Eggers' first feature tells a folk horror tale about a devout family — led by father William (Ralph Ineson) and his wife, Katherine (Kate Dickie) — living on an isolated farm in 1630s New England after their expulsion from Puritan society.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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