Thesaurus results for DEPORTEE

deportee

noun

ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtē

as in refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation

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Recent Examples of deportee The trend found in the Quinto Elemento Lab analysis – that more Mexicans were deported annually under the Biden administration than in the second Trump administration – is also reflected in statistics for deportees of all nationalities. —

Steve Fisher, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2026 And 60 Minutes temporarily held a segment about the El Salvadorian prison the Trump administration sent some deportees to. —

David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026 Documents ranged from official descriptions of the cotton experiment led by engineer Eduardo Chávez on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border to inventories listing of the belongings carried by deportees returning to Mexico. —

Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 Laos only started accepting deportees from the United States in 2025. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deportee

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refugee

Noun

In 1997, the businessman shocked diplomats at a black-tie gala by announcing the donation of a staggering $1 billion to the United Nations to benefit programs aiding refugees and children.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Naoise’s brother, Ainle, is an activist and the founder of the ACLAÍ Palestine gym in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem — for which Kneecap has helped raise almost £100,000.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 May 2026