relegation

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Noun
  • Judge 'set aside' DHS directive to end work permits for Haitians In federal court in New York, nine Haitians and two advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security to prevent an early end to a temporary program providing work permits and protection from deportation after earthquakes.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 July 2025
  • To date, Boulos is the most high-profile Haitian to be detained by the Trump administration, which in recent months has tried to shorten the deportation protections and work permits for over a half million Haitians temporarily in the United States.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • The film, released in 1991, explored the expulsion of the Indian minority from Uganda during the reign of Idi Amin.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • Police in Surprise told Arizona Family that the students involved had been suspended pending expulsion at the time of the arrests, but declined to offer any further information on the case.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
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“Relegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegation. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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