as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland
the relegation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II
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Noun
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Park’s departure is the latest in a series of high-profile deportations of military veterans that have come as the Trump administration escalates immigration enforcement across the country.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 June 2025 -
President Donald Trump has pledged to launch the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, with people residing in the country illegally as well as immigrants with valid documentation, including green cards and visas, having been detained, and many deported.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty on June 13 to smuggling charges that his attorneys have characterized as an attempt to justify his mistaken expulsion to a notorious prison in El Salvador.—
Ben Finley,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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His deportation violated a U.S. immigration judge’s order in 2019 that barred his expulsion to his native country.—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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“Relegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegation. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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