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
The arrest of Gomes comes as the Trump administration attempts to carry out the president’s campaign promise of mass deportations.
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
Judge blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations in Los Angeles area
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Atlantic Hurricane Season
Nicole Sganga
Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 2 June 2025
But critics say removals amount to deportation and ignore the complexities faced by such families.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 June 2025
The incident occurred as the Trump administration has taken extraordinary measures to crack down on immigration, aggressively pressuring Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pick up the pace of migrant arrests and touting mass deportation plans.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
Judge blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations in Los Angeles area
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Atlantic Hurricane Season
Nicole Sganga
Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 2 June 2025
But critics say removals amount to deportation and ignore the complexities faced by such families.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 June 2025
The incident occurred as the Trump administration has taken extraordinary measures to crack down on immigration, aggressively pressuring Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pick up the pace of migrant arrests and touting mass deportation plans.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportation
expulsion
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For centuries, Jewish communities across Europe had confronted antisemitic expulsions from capitals and major cities.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 2025
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But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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