Synonyms of deportations

deportations

noun

plural of deportation

as in expulsions

the forced removal from a homeland

the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expulsions
• displacements
• migrations
• emigrations
• exiles
• banishments
• expatriations
• dispersions
• evacuations
• extraditions
• relegations
• diasporas
• ejections
• scatterings
• transportations
• dispossessions
• ostracisms
• ousters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• returns
• repatriations
• immigrations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deportations

Federal judges in Massachusetts and California have ruled these deportations to be unconstitutional. — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

The third-country deportations also include places so dangerous the State Department warns Americans to not travel there, like the Central African Republic, a landlocked country where armed conflict and violent crime are rampant. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Advocates like Jozef have called on the administration to halt deportations to Haiti because of ongoing violence there due to criminal gangs. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

After winning historic Latino support in 2024, Trump now faces collapsing approval as mass deportations, economic stagnation and inflammatory messaging like the bus graphic threaten GOP fortunes in the 2026 midterms. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

As the army chief, Mladić was the main architect of a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing, directly overseeing widespread and indiscriminate killing, deportations and forcible transfers of civilians. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Among suggested changes are expanding voting rights and ending ICE detentions and deportations. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Know More The opacity extends to the deportations themselves. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The deportations have been occurring for months and have sent hundreds of Mexican citizens to Honduras and Guatemala, one of the DHS officials said. — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026