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deport

[dih-pawrt, -pohrt] / dɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /


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The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government requests to deport so-called ‘alien terrorists’ from the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Ministers have vowed to deport the men after they were sentenced.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

"It's logistically relatively easy for ICE to deport them to a third country," she added.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

As the leader of a minor Axis power, Boris had refused Hitler’s demands to deploy his army against the Soviet Union and deport Bulgarian Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

“E get one guy wey they deport, him don come back get him paper. Na him wey go help me,” another said.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Apparently, the administration is casting a very wide net as it detains and deports people.

From Salon May 25, 2025

ICE detains and deports immigrants, but it also has an investigative branch, Homeland Security Investigations, that investigates crimes such as drug smuggling and human trafficking.

From Washington Post Jun. 27, 2022

Australia deports foreigners convicted of crimes as part of an immigration crackdown that can also strip dual-nationals of Australian citizenship.

From Reuters Jun. 10, 2022

The statement did not explicitly state when the deportation would take place, but China typically deports convicted foreigners only after they have completed their prison sentence.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2021

“Thanatos catches souls,” Percy said, “and deports them back to the Underworld.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Eswatini is one of several African countries that have agreed to accept migrants deported under US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

And during the litigation to bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S., a federal prosecutor admitted he was deported due to an “administrative error.”

From Slate Aug. 23, 2026

Tourists have previously been detained or deported for violating Nyepi restrictions.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

One of those was Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez, a Sacramento mother who was deported a day after her green card interview.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

What had happened to our house and everything we owned since we were deported?

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

Undocumented residents don’t enjoy the same legal rights as citizens, and deporting someone is a much lower lift, legally speaking, than prosecuting someone for a crime they didn’t commit.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

The U.S. has begun deporting immigrants to Liberia, officials in the West African country said, part of President Trump’s wider plan to send migrants to third-party countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The government’s lawyers say immigration laws call for deporting non-citizens with “aggravated felonies” on their records.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Equatorial Guinea has then held them without charge before deporting them to their countries of origin.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

"I can't find out without asking questions that will give us away. We've decided we need to pause and regroup, now that they're deporting the Council's families."

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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