deport
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The case of grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed, who Pakistan has resisted attempts to deport, is one example.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Federal authorities will seek to deport Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, claiming he lied to cross the southern border in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Sánchez has accused migrant traffickers of exploiting a decision recently made by the country's supreme court which constrained the government's right to immediately deport people who had arrived by sea.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
They might be trying to deport my mami too, and that’s why we moved to my aunt’s house.
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
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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
December 21: The United States deports 249 people that it has accused of being anarchists.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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Sharpton says some legal residents he encountered around Cleveland feared being "snatched up and deported."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some are baby boomers who have retired, and some are immigrants who either were deported or left the country on their own.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The administration says it seeks assurances from those countries that the deported persons will not be not be abused or persecuted, but it refuses hearings for individuals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Foreign nationals deported under the Early Removal Scheme are banned from ever returning to the UK," the MOJ spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But though he followed her home a few times, he never said anything, thinking he could be arrested for that, and then he would be deported.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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"Many people don't agree with deporting teenagers. This humanism that has made Sweden famous and is its core value," she explained.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Extra prison space would also be created by deporting more foreign prisoners and releasing some inmates serving indefinite sentences.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
A May Harvard-Harris poll showed that 80% of registered voters, including 71% of Democrats, support deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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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