deportee
noun
de·por·tee
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtē 
di-
: one who has been deported or is under sentence of deportation
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the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation
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But Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, told reporters outside the White House on Monday that various investigations identified the deportees under the Alien Enemies Act as members of Tren de Aragua through law enforcement, social media, their activities and criminal records in the U.S. and abroad.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Boasberg later ordered the administration to answer questions under seal, including flight details and the number of deportees sent to a notorious El Salvador prison under Trump's order.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The court fight initially centered on the legality of Mr. Trump's move to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expel many of the Venezuelan deportees.
—Annabelle Hanflig, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The deportees are being held at the Terrorism Confinement Center, known by its Spanish abbreviation CECOT, Mr. Bukele’s flashy megaprison, for at least a year, according to the Salvadoran president.
—Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Boasberg later ordered the administration to answer questions under seal, including flight details and the number of deportees sent to a notorious El Salvador prison under Trump's order.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The court fight initially centered on the legality of Mr. Trump's move to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expel many of the Venezuelan deportees.
—Annabelle Hanflig, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The deportees are being held at the Terrorism Confinement Center, known by its Spanish abbreviation CECOT, Mr. Bukele’s flashy megaprison, for at least a year, according to the Salvadoran president.
—Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Deportee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportee. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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deportee
noun
de·por·tee
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtē
: a person who has been deported or is under an order of deportation
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