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
The State Department does not publish statistics on the number of Americans who choose to renounce their citizenship each year and referred Newsweek to a quarterly report on expatriations published by the Treasury Department in April featuring hundreds of names.
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Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2026
In a recent American Expats Survey by The Harris Poll, 38% of the 6,358 respondents cited cheaper, better health care as a reason for considering expatriation.
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Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
The transfer tax applies to transfers by the covered expatriate of worldwide property, regardless of when the expatriate acquired it, whether before or after expatriation.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Still, there’s evidence that interest in expatriation is on the rise.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2025
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2026
In a recent American Expats Survey by The Harris Poll, 38% of the 6,358 respondents cited cheaper, better health care as a reason for considering expatriation.
—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
The transfer tax applies to transfers by the covered expatriate of worldwide property, regardless of when the expatriate acquired it, whether before or after expatriation.
—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Still, there’s evidence that interest in expatriation is on the rise.
—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatriation
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In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
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Federal law explicitly protects TPS holders from deportation while the designation is in effect.
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The poems explore themes of loss, identity, artmaking and the natural world, as well as the 1885 expulsion of Chinese immigrants from Eureka, California.
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The flight or expulsion of 850,000 Jews from countries across the Middle East is a story that still too often rests in silence, but even when it is told, the ideology that caused it is seldom named.
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“Expatriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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