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

The total number of deportations so far this fiscal year is 356,389, according to the numbers posted by ICE. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 July 2026

The deportations have raised litigation and questions about their legality. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

The shootings and rapid policy reversal have fueled calls for a review of ICE's tactics and raised broader questions about how the administration's push for mass deportations is changing the way immigration agents operate in American communities. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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