as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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Recent Examples of deportation
This means that anyone can be picked up and put in deportation proceedings even before their parole ends.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
What To Know Scammers typically contact victims by phone, email, or in person, demanding payment and threatening arrest or deportation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
He was then promptly detained and scheduled for deportation.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Last weekend Boasberg, a federal district judge in Washington, D.C., blocked immediate deportations under the law, in response to a lawsuit brought by immigrant rights groups, and ordered the government to turn around any planes already in the air.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
What To Know Scammers typically contact victims by phone, email, or in person, demanding payment and threatening arrest or deportation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
He was then promptly detained and scheduled for deportation.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Last weekend Boasberg, a federal district judge in Washington, D.C., blocked immediate deportations under the law, in response to a lawsuit brought by immigrant rights groups, and ordered the government to turn around any planes already in the air.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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