deportees

plural of deportee
as in refugees
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation

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refugees
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  • There are visual references to refugees, immigrants, medieval morality plays, New Orleans funerals.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Our right-wing Christians are fighting to turn away the most desperate foreign refugees, all while worshiping Jesus, who was once a foreign refugee.
    John Fugelsang September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Deportees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportees. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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