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
Those dismissals come as the administration has ramped up mass deportations of those without legal status, and sometimes pointed to judges as obstacles in that effort.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
More independents oppose expanded ICE deportations than support them.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Trump’s immigration policy and mass deportations are likely to continue being political sticking points that divide the nation.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Nagy says Takaichi will likely praise Trump on his immigration policy, which has involved pursuing mass deportations and tightening restrictions on legal immigration.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The overhaul affects ICE field offices in at least eight cities and will replace many senior leaders with Border Patrol officials, marking an unprecedented power shift inside DHS and exposing sharp divisions over how far to go in ramping up deportations, the officials told Fox News.
—Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Afghan refugees like him await their asylum decisions in an increasingly hostile climate marked by ICE raids and deportations.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Denunciations, roundups, missing people, deportations.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
More independents oppose expanded ICE deportations than support them.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Trump’s immigration policy and mass deportations are likely to continue being political sticking points that divide the nation.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Nagy says Takaichi will likely praise Trump on his immigration policy, which has involved pursuing mass deportations and tightening restrictions on legal immigration.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The overhaul affects ICE field offices in at least eight cities and will replace many senior leaders with Border Patrol officials, marking an unprecedented power shift inside DHS and exposing sharp divisions over how far to go in ramping up deportations, the officials told Fox News.
—Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Afghan refugees like him await their asylum decisions in an increasingly hostile climate marked by ICE raids and deportations.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Denunciations, roundups, missing people, deportations.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportations
expulsions
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Israel’s first occupation of Gaza was characterized by war crimes, massacres, and expulsions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In recent months, tens of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have crossed back into Afghanistan amid a wave of expulsions ordered by the Pakistani government.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Deportations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportations. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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