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
The judge questioned if the case could be wrapped into another case being heard in the Massachusetts District Court that deals with the issue of deportations to third countries, where the person is not originally from.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
Trump does, but his administration’s focus on deportations over governing is no way to revive manufacturing in this country.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
On the left were environmentalists who wanted to leave carbon in the ground; on the right, MAGA nationalists who were dismantling wind farms and carrying out mass deportations.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The issues at hand have included hot-button issues such as tariffs, deportations, the deployment of the National Guard and his battle with Harvard.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
The decision comes following months of mass deportations and pressure to close Alligator Alcatraz, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility located in the Florida Everglades.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump’s immigration crackdown – which includes deportations and stricter border enforcement - has crimped the supply of workers in industries such as agriculture, construction and hospitality.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The court decision bars deportations from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Hamilton pushed for the anti-immigrant measures and, after they were passed, complained that not enough deportations were taking place.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2025
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
Trump does, but his administration’s focus on deportations over governing is no way to revive manufacturing in this country.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
On the left were environmentalists who wanted to leave carbon in the ground; on the right, MAGA nationalists who were dismantling wind farms and carrying out mass deportations.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The issues at hand have included hot-button issues such as tariffs, deportations, the deployment of the National Guard and his battle with Harvard.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
The decision comes following months of mass deportations and pressure to close Alligator Alcatraz, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility located in the Florida Everglades.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump’s immigration crackdown – which includes deportations and stricter border enforcement - has crimped the supply of workers in industries such as agriculture, construction and hospitality.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The court decision bars deportations from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Hamilton pushed for the anti-immigrant measures and, after they were passed, complained that not enough deportations were taking place.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportations
expulsions
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Over centuries of living under Christian rule, Jews were subject to periods of favor and periods of persecution, pogroms, and expulsions.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Park and McKellar have chosen not to appeal their expulsions due to the time-consuming nature of the process, which Park said would interfere with his other projects.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Deportations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportations. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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