as in expulsions
the forced removal from a homeland
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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Recent Examples of deportations
These deportations stretch across the nation from Baltimore, to San Diego, to Port Canaveral, Fla.
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 6 June 2026
Trump, throughout his second presidency, has pushed hardline immigration enforcement tactics in what administration officials have called a pursuit of mass deportations.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Both said the hearings are geared to help the administration increase deportations.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 1 June 2026
And as our most recent research shows, mass deportations don’t create new job opportunities for American citizens.
—Elizabeth Cox, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Racial profiling is the only way DHS can fulfill Trump’s promise of mass deportations.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 May 2026
Beyond the deportations and detentions, the economic toll throughout Chicagoland was immediate.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
The political declaration came after calls from some member states for stricter approaches to fight irregular migration and facilitate deportations.
—Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 6 June 2026
Trump, throughout his second presidency, has pushed hardline immigration enforcement tactics in what administration officials have called a pursuit of mass deportations.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Both said the hearings are geared to help the administration increase deportations.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 1 June 2026
And as our most recent research shows, mass deportations don’t create new job opportunities for American citizens.
—Elizabeth Cox, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Racial profiling is the only way DHS can fulfill Trump’s promise of mass deportations.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 May 2026
Beyond the deportations and detentions, the economic toll throughout Chicagoland was immediate.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
The political declaration came after calls from some member states for stricter approaches to fight irregular migration and facilitate deportations.
—Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportations
expulsions
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Iran also intensified expulsions of Afghan migrants around the same time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Both lawmakers were unanimously reinstated after their expulsions drew widespread criticism as anti-democratic overreach.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
28 May 2026
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“Deportations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportations. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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