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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Since taking office, Trump has reallocated law enforcement budgets toward his mass deportation measures, ended a database intended to keep track of terrorism suspects, and cut the FBI team in charge of combating domestic terrorism.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Nationwide, the ramifications of deportation for these key citizens will affect all of us, which can lead to deterioration of our healthcare system, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health aides, etc.
—Rachel Blumberg, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Under the Trump administration, deportation plans have expanded to student visa holders and immigrants in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Law enforcement officials believe the man, Ramon Morales Reyes, never wrote a letter that Noem and her department shared with a message written in light blue ink expressing anger over Trump’s deportations and threatening to shoot him in the head with a rifle at a rally.
—Mike Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Nationwide, the ramifications of deportation for these key citizens will affect all of us, which can lead to deterioration of our healthcare system, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health aides, etc.
—Rachel Blumberg, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Under the Trump administration, deportation plans have expanded to student visa holders and immigrants in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Law enforcement officials believe the man, Ramon Morales Reyes, never wrote a letter that Noem and her department shared with a message written in light blue ink expressing anger over Trump’s deportations and threatening to shoot him in the head with a rifle at a rally.
—Mike Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportation. Accessed 9 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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