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
While the Trump administration’s mass deportations to the prisons of El Salvador have made headlines around the world, the White House has also been quietly attempting to strike agreements with a number of African countries to accept deportees originally from other nations.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
But the second Trump administration’s mass deportation goals prompted Democratic lawmakers to further limit cooperation earlier this year, and the federal government has filed a lawsuit challenging those laws.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Federal immigration authorities continue to pursue deportations not only of undocumented immigrants but also of former green card holders with past criminal records.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Polls released last month from Economist/YouGov and NPR/PBS News/Marist found that while a plurality of Americans still support Trump’s overall approach to immigration, a majority believes that ICE has gone too far in its deportation efforts.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
But the second Trump administration’s mass deportation goals prompted Democratic lawmakers to further limit cooperation earlier this year, and the federal government has filed a lawsuit challenging those laws.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Federal immigration authorities continue to pursue deportations not only of undocumented immigrants but also of former green card holders with past criminal records.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Polls released last month from Economist/YouGov and NPR/PBS News/Marist found that while a plurality of Americans still support Trump’s overall approach to immigration, a majority believes that ICE has gone too far in its deportation efforts.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportation
expulsion
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The film, released in 1991, explored the expulsion of the Indian minority from Uganda during the reign of Idi Amin.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Police in Surprise told Arizona Family that the students involved had been suspended pending expulsion at the time of the arrests, but declined to offer any further information on the case.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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