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In September, a federal appeals court ruled Trump’s use of the act, which deportees say led to months of torture at a mega-prison in El Salvador before they were released in July, was unlawful.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
El Salvador has received about 250 Venezuelan nationals in March last year, while the other nations received far fewer deportees, ranging from 29 sent to Equatorial Guinea to none sent to Palau so far, according to the report.
—Stephen Groves, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Deportations to Mexico are routine, but countries including Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela have at times resisted accepting deportees.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Deportations to Mexico are routine but countries including Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela have at times resisted accepting deportees.
—Gisela Salomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
El Salvador has received about 250 Venezuelan nationals in March last year, while the other nations received far fewer deportees, ranging from 29 sent to Equatorial Guinea to none sent to Palau so far, according to the report.
—Stephen Groves, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Deportations to Mexico are routine, but countries including Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela have at times resisted accepting deportees.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Deportations to Mexico are routine but countries including Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela have at times resisted accepting deportees.
—Gisela Salomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportee
refugee
Noun
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Splatters of paint now dot the mural of Iryna Zarutska, the slain Ukrainian refugee, after an unknown vandal defaced the building at the corner of North Western and West Montrose avenues.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Khalil, an Algerian citizen who was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria, had acted as a spokesperson for Columbia’s pro-Palestinian encampment.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Deportee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportee. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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