deported

past tense of deport

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Recent Examples of deported However, her asylum claim was ultimately denied, and she was ordered deported, the ruling said. Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026 Both were deported and are living in Matamoros, Mexico, just south of Brownsville, Texas. ABC News, 30 July 2026 Both men were sentenced to time in prison and will be deported after serving their sentences. Carrie Johnson, NPR, 30 July 2026 All eight deported minors were born in Mexico, with seven being detained for less than 24 hours before deported, while one remained in custody for two days, the data shows. Chaewon Chung july 30, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Some 21% of participants reported having an immediate family member who had been deported or detained by immigration officials. Carina Heckert, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Abdullah Haji Zada, who was 17 when he was arrested but later pleaded guilty as an adult, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and agreed to be deported to Afghanistan after serving his sentence. Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026 Unless previously deported, living in the country illegally is considered a civil violation rather than a crime and carries penalties such as arrests, fines and deportation proceedings. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 In light of the IRGC’s latest threats against Britain, the center should be immediately shut down and all of its non-British staff deported. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deported
Verb
  • Joe, a Geordie exiled to Yorkshire in search of work, regaled his son with stories of Jackie Milburn and the three FA Cup triumphs of the 1950s.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • And last year’s constitutional reforms had already established a one-party system in a country where opposition leaders no longer exist, because they have been exiled.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • The move was reminiscent of another high-profile Massachusetts murder trial that recently captured headlines, when Karen Read was acquitted of the top charge during her 2025 retrial.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Most of us reach for breezy linen pants and flowy maxi dresses during summer, leaving our denim banished to the back of the closet.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
  • Calypso had been banished to live on the island of Ogygia after the Olympians defeated the Titans long ago.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Axios first reported allegations in May about Edwards allegedly having behaved inappropriately toward his young female staff.
    Jeff Ballou, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Abdelkader lamented what happened, but said that those who breached the border behaved relatively well.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The poor performance left Doval, relegated to low-leverage opportunities, well removed from Aaron Boone’s circle of trust in recent weeks.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The year 1980 also saw the Tower relegated to second place in the London skyline when the taller NatWest Tower was completed.
    David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Trump carried Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and then won it again in 2024.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Each would be carried by more than 1,000 newspapers (some, such as the Tribune for a time, carried both) and eventually each claimed 90 million daily readers worldwide.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Deported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deported. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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