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

Vance also criticized border policy under former President Joe Biden while praising deportations. — Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Trump also backed José Antonio Kast, the new president of Chile, who ran a campaign calling for tighter border controls and mass deportations. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

In other posts, French has called for mass deportations and major overhauls to immigration policy. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

But mass deportations of his citizens could shock El Salvador's economy. — Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Congress created temporary protections in 1990 TPS was created by Congress in 1990 to prevent deportations to countries suffering from natural disasters or civil strife. — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

The newspaper offered a $5 prize in a contest to name the airborne deportations. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Siegmund has campaigned for mass deportations and changes to migration and education policy. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026

The image is the latest in which the agency has turned Haitian deportations into theater. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026