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
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a DHS agency, employs 7,000 officers who conduct 250,000 deportations a year, according to the agency.
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Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Some aides have spoken of prioritizing roundups of undocumented immigrants with criminal records and pending deportation orders — longtime targets of U.S. immigration enforcement.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Such an operation typically targets a large employer and surprises workers during the workday by rushing ICE agents in and making arrests of people suspected to be living in the United States and working without authorization, teeing them up for possible deportation.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Trump has made anti-immigrant rhetoric a cornerstone of his political life and promised mass deportations during his most recent presidential campaign.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Some aides have spoken of prioritizing roundups of undocumented immigrants with criminal records and pending deportation orders — longtime targets of U.S. immigration enforcement.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Such an operation typically targets a large employer and surprises workers during the workday by rushing ICE agents in and making arrests of people suspected to be living in the United States and working without authorization, teeing them up for possible deportation.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Trump has made anti-immigrant rhetoric a cornerstone of his political life and promised mass deportations during his most recent presidential campaign.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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