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
Democrats estimate the administration has spent at least $40 million on these deportations.
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Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Tensions further deepened when the Dominican Republic increased the number of deportations to Haiti, including that of pregnant women and those who recently gave birth.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Spain’s approach sharply differs from prevailing attitudes elsewhere in Europe, where many governments have been trying to curb arrivals and step up deportations.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
This further angered anti-ICE protesters and led Americans to take to the streets in cities nationwide and call for the mass deportations to end.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
Trump’s actions during his second term — war, deportations, nasty rhetoric and a love of himself above all else — have been like fuel to that fire.
—Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
A lot of families don’t have heirlooms or don’t keep records of deportations.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Over the past year, according to earlier Post reporting, an unprecedented number of Aurora detainees have been granted voluntary departures — essentially deportations without a more punitive court order.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Not enough actual deportations were happening.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Tensions further deepened when the Dominican Republic increased the number of deportations to Haiti, including that of pregnant women and those who recently gave birth.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Spain’s approach sharply differs from prevailing attitudes elsewhere in Europe, where many governments have been trying to curb arrivals and step up deportations.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
This further angered anti-ICE protesters and led Americans to take to the streets in cities nationwide and call for the mass deportations to end.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
Trump’s actions during his second term — war, deportations, nasty rhetoric and a love of himself above all else — have been like fuel to that fire.
—Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
A lot of families don’t have heirlooms or don’t keep records of deportations.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Over the past year, according to earlier Post reporting, an unprecedented number of Aurora detainees have been granted voluntary departures — essentially deportations without a more punitive court order.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Not enough actual deportations were happening.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportations
expulsions
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Must Reads From Bloomberg Government Two resignations and two possible expulsions are intensifying chaos in the House and will trigger special elections in the narrowly divided chamber.—
Nancy Cook,
Bloomberg,
14 Apr. 2026
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Since those three expulsions from the Civil War, only three congressmen have been expelled in recent history.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Deportations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportations. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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