deportee
noun
de·por·tee
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtē 
di-
: one who has been deported or is under sentence of deportation
Synonyms
Examples of deportee in a Sentence
the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation
Recent Examples on the Web
Nogales is the name of the towns on both sides of the border crossing – the one in Sonora, Mexico, regularly receiving buses of deportees.
—
Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Take them out of the equation and wages will go down for workers re-entering the workforce and will rise (slightly but insufficiently) for a small segment of workers taking the jobs vacated by deportees.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
This matches up with an increase in activity at the U.S.-Mexico border, which has become a greater source of deportees than from elsewhere in the country over Biden's presidency.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Mexico was the most common destination for deportees, with 87,298 removals, followed by Guatemala and Honduras, with 66,435 and 45,923 removals, respectively.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deportee 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Take them out of the equation and wages will go down for workers re-entering the workforce and will rise (slightly but insufficiently) for a small segment of workers taking the jobs vacated by deportees.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
This matches up with an increase in activity at the U.S.-Mexico border, which has become a greater source of deportees than from elsewhere in the country over Biden's presidency.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Mexico was the most common destination for deportees, with 87,298 removals, followed by Guatemala and Honduras, with 66,435 and 45,923 removals, respectively.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deportee
Dictionary Entries Near deportee
Cite this Entry
“Deportee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportee. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLegal Definition
deportee
noun
de·por·tee
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtē
: a person who has been deported or is under an order of deportation
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share