deported

past tense of deport

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Recent Examples of deported In 2025, about 28% of the people deported were arrested inside the country, but by July of this year that had risen to 39%. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 Many cite the threat of violence from angry locals, though the government also said that many were deported for not having the proper documents to be in South Africa. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Following Wednesday’s court proceeding, Goncalves was transferred to ICE custody and is scheduled to be deported to Brazil. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 Among the 105 people who were ultimately arrested, 75 are believed to have been deported to their home countries, according to local media, and 26 were released from ICE custody after their lawyers filed habeas corpus petitions. — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026 Continue reading … EQUAL JUSTICE — Border czar addresses whether Ilhan Omar could be deported amid federal investigation. — FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Recently, representatives of those building and construction firms met with the sheriff complaining that longtime workers, some here as long as 10 or 20 years, are being detained and deported, disrupting the industry. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026 Advocates are fighting to ensure that two potential witnesses who were handcuffed in the back of an ICE vehicle that struck and injured a Houston man are not deported. — David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 There’s no comprehensive way to track how often this happens or how many domestic violence victims have been detained by ICE or deported. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
Verb
  • Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Dahlan had previously been driven from Gaza by Hamas and was exiled in 2010 after a falling-out with Abbas.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Simpson was tried for their murders and acquitted in October 1995.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The state Senate acquitted Paxton, and the Justice Department declined to pursue criminal charges.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Industry actress was banished from Season 2 of The Celebrity Traitors last week and has reflected on her experience on the Studio Lambert series in an Instagram post.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after King Charles stripped him of his titles and banished him from his home at Royal Lodge, he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Had one of the girls behaved that way, she probably would have been removed from the game.
    — Jonathan Alpert OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The vegetables’ changing moisture, texture and shape also meant no two instruments behaved exactly alike.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Artisanal weapons and revolvers have been increasingly relegated to rural areas, smaller criminal groups and individuals, while over the past two years gangs have been procuring larger numbers of more lethal weaponry.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The referendum marks a remarkable rise for a cause long relegated to Alberta’s political fringes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The starting five that carried Atlanta to the playoffs last season — Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, CJ McCollum and Onyeka Okongwu — returns.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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