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
In June, the State Department moved $250 million to DHS for voluntary deportations.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Migrant advocates say the court’s actions have already cost some Venezuelans jobs, homes and even led to deportations.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Shifts in the labor force The US unemployment rate can hold steady even the country adds fewer jobs than last year, economists say, noting more people aging out of the workforce, a rise in discouraged job seekers, a reduced flow of immigrants and rising deportations of workers.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
None of them had intervened forcefully against the deportations.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Installation may be hundreds or even thousands more – but, as Kulyk points out, many immigrant communities that may traditionally have supplied the labor for such installations are being targeted for deportations.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Economy slowing Mass deportations and other restrictions have had a chilling effect and become a factor in the slowing economy.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
While some said that detentions and deportations should focus on those who have committed crimes, others advocated such actions for all with an undocumented immigration status.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
But mass deportations could undermine the business opportunities and derail that economic progress, experts said at Velocity.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Migrant advocates say the court’s actions have already cost some Venezuelans jobs, homes and even led to deportations.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Shifts in the labor force The US unemployment rate can hold steady even the country adds fewer jobs than last year, economists say, noting more people aging out of the workforce, a rise in discouraged job seekers, a reduced flow of immigrants and rising deportations of workers.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
None of them had intervened forcefully against the deportations.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Installation may be hundreds or even thousands more – but, as Kulyk points out, many immigrant communities that may traditionally have supplied the labor for such installations are being targeted for deportations.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Economy slowing Mass deportations and other restrictions have had a chilling effect and become a factor in the slowing economy.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
While some said that detentions and deportations should focus on those who have committed crimes, others advocated such actions for all with an undocumented immigration status.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
But mass deportations could undermine the business opportunities and derail that economic progress, experts said at Velocity.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportations
expulsions
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The data is categorized into removals, enforcement returns, administrative returns and Title 42 expulsions — which were carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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This antisemitic myth has led to expulsions and murders of Jews for centuries.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Deportations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportations. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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