deportee
noun
de·por·tee
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtē 
di-
: one who has been deported or is under sentence of deportation
Examples of deportee in a Sentence
the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation
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On the other end of the deal, the plane carrying the Venezuelan deportees — at the center of a months-long dispute between the Trump administration and the country’s judiciary — was expected to arrive in Caracas from El Salvador Friday afternoon.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
There was no immediate comment from Eswatini authorities over any deal to accept third-country deportees or what would happen to them in that country.
—Gerald Imray, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The Supreme Court ruled as recently as this May that deportees must be given a proper chance to raise legal objections to their removal to a third country.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
Liberian President Joseph Boakai told media in Liberia on Friday that third-country nationals were discussed but that Trump had not directly asked Liberia to accept such deportees.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
There was no immediate comment from Eswatini authorities over any deal to accept third-country deportees or what would happen to them in that country.
—Gerald Imray, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The Supreme Court ruled as recently as this May that deportees must be given a proper chance to raise legal objections to their removal to a third country.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
Liberian President Joseph Boakai told media in Liberia on Friday that third-country nationals were discussed but that Trump had not directly asked Liberia to accept such deportees.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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“Deportee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportee. Accessed 30 Jul. 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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