as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland the brutal expatriation of thousands of Cherokee to Indian Territory is now commonly referred to as the Trail of Tears

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Recent Examples of expatriation Absent a special election, they are deemed fully distributed the day before expatriation, with the entire balance taxed as ordinary income in the final U.S. tax return. Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 If a denaturalization or revocation case arises, get proper U.S. international tax help to examine the expatriation tax issues. Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 Mackenzie sued, arguing that under the Constitution, her American birth gave her citizenship as a right, not a privilege, to be removed only as punishment for a crime or through voluntary expatriation. Marcia Biederman, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025 The other half of the Court, however, invoked a number of constitutional rights in support of striking down and restricting laws permitting denaturalization and expatriation. Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 July 2025 Timing the expatriation strategically can help minimize the tax impact on Social Security benefits. Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 In fact, hard-line Israelis cannot envision a solution to the Iranian nuclear problem that doesn’t involve the total dismantlement of its centrifuges and expatriation of its uranium. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025 Careful asset protection and planning well before any expatriation can be critical to avoid unexpected surprises. Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 Continued increase in expatriation makes consideration of the broader tax implications and application of covered expatriate rules significant. Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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  • Throughout his second term, Trump has aggressively expanded immigration enforcement—launching mass deportation operations, increasing raids in sanctuary citiesand reviving thousands of old deportation cases.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Trump's position on the southern border with Mexico was the most popular in the survey, collected a 53% positive response, while deportations and tariffs fell under the majority threshhold, with 49% and 45% approvals, respectively.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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  • Park and McKellar have chosen not to appeal their expulsions due to the time-consuming nature of the process, which Park said would interfere with his other projects.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
  • According to the guild, Park and McKellar did not appeal their expulsions.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025

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“Expatriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriation. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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