as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland the ruthless expulsion of the French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British

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Recent Examples of expulsion CMEs are large expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the outermost part of the sun's atmosphere. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025 In Michigan, for example, the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1976 prohibits discrimination based on national origin and race in schools, including in admissions and expulsions. Brian Boggs, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025 To protect themselves from the threat of expulsion, migrants are expected to profess uncompromising loyalty. Viet Thanh Nguyễn, Time, 28 Apr. 2025 In subsequent months, students who participated in the demonstrations have faced suspension, expulsion and, for some international students, removal from the country. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for expulsion
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  • Several of these pending cases are based on habeas corpus, including the deportation of Venezuelan migrants alleged by the Trump Administration to be a part of the Tren de Aragua gang.
    Time, Time, 11 May 2025
  • Trump’s deportation methods have faced legal challenges, though, with some cases—like the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who the administration said was mistakenly deported—drawing national attention.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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