banished

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Banished from the U.S., undocumented in Mexico and unable to go home, deportees are stuck in “a quasi-stateless limbo,” according to a recent report by the advocacy group Refugees International.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Banished by the restored Bourbon monarchy, David went into exile in Brussels in January 1816.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

“Due to the safety of the Oyate, effective immediately, you are hereby Banished from the homelands of the Oglala Sioux Tribe!”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

"Prince Andrew: Banished" features narration from royal experts, palace insiders and members of Prince Andrew's social circles along with the journalists and authors who covered — and attempted to disclose — the royal tea.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

She Banished a cushion and it flew across the room and landed in the box they were all supposed to be aiming at.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling