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

Mullin replied that his department was in lockstep with the president’s team and boasted that arrests and deportations were rising. — David Nakamura, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

On its face, the policy does not require visa denials or deportations. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Campaigners have vowed weekly protests and given President Cyril Ramaphosa until the end of the year to enforce mass deportations and workplace quotas. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

Farmers and other businesses warn of immediate consequences to their labor supply without expanding the program, given the administration's deportations and continued record-low crossings at the southern border. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 July 2026

The president designated the gang as a terrorist group and said Maduro had sent it to invade the United States, although some law enforcement officials say the administration exaggerated the threat to justify mass deportations. — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026

The facility would sit next to the nation's largest hub for deportations. — Jack Brook, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Somali deportations Mohamed’s last call came in early December from an undisclosed airport. — Julia Coin updated July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

The press conference was organized by the Miramar Circle of Protection, a coalition that has gathered outside the facility since 2017 to support immigrants attending check-ins and denounce detentions and deportations. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026