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The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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However, by then, there seemed to be some growing political and legal blowback for these extralegal expulsions.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
But the president rejected the notion that Mexico was not ready to deal with large-scale expulsions.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Starting in fiscal 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection began reporting encounters, a combination of apprehensions and Title 42 expulsions.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
That bottleneck was exacerbated by quick expulsion policies such as Title 42, a measure Biden kept in place until 2023, drawing the ire of many in the immigration advocacy movement.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
But the president rejected the notion that Mexico was not ready to deal with large-scale expulsions.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Starting in fiscal 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection began reporting encounters, a combination of apprehensions and Title 42 expulsions.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
That bottleneck was exacerbated by quick expulsion policies such as Title 42, a measure Biden kept in place until 2023, drawing the ire of many in the immigration advocacy movement.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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expulsion
noun
ex·pul·sion
ik-ˈspəl-shən 
: the act of expelling : the state of being expelled
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