deportation
noun
de·por·ta·tion
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
1
: an act or instance of deporting
2
: the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial
Examples of deportation in a Sentence
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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On May 21, a federal judge in Boston ruled the administration violated a court order preventing deportation of migrants to countries not their own without adequate time to challenge the move.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Supreme Court earlier in May barred the administration from quickly resuming deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The federal judge issued the preliminary injunction after the administration moved to tamper with students’ SEVIS records, putting them at risk of deportation.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
That said, a federal judge in southern Texas has temporarily paused deportations from his district under the Alien Enemies Act.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Supreme Court earlier in May barred the administration from quickly resuming deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The federal judge issued the preliminary injunction after the administration moved to tamper with students’ SEVIS records, putting them at risk of deportation.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
That said, a federal judge in southern Texas has temporarily paused deportations from his district under the Alien Enemies Act.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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deportation
noun
de·por·ta·tion
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtā-shən
: an act or instance of deporting
specifically
: the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is illegal or detrimental to the public welfare compare exclusion
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