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deportation

[dee-pawr-tey-shuhn, -pohr-] / ˌdi pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr- /


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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials put out an arrest detainer — a request to hold a person for potential deportation — for Singh, according to the statement from the department.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The risks include the possibility of deportation, or that an employer terminates a worker after discovering they don’t have valid work authorization.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

She said the repatriation and deportation process has helped them catch people who were wanted by the police for alleged criminal activity.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The new arrivals take to 29 the number of US deportees being held in Eswatini as part of deals with several African nations to accept migrants under a third-country deportation programme.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Most of all, he feared deportation from France, and for good reason: he was now associated by name with the theft of the most famous painting in the world.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

A similar lawsuit was filed earlier in June at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to halt US deportations to Equatorial Guinea, which has also served as a way station for African deportees.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Combat veterans and decorated service members have been swept up in the mass deportations.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The Mexican team, including Aguirre and officials, remained silent ahead of the Gold Cup played in the United States as immigration raids and mass deportations took place throughout the country.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

The judge says the court hasn’t removed Judge Ramon Ocasio, who has written on racial justice, the Civil Rights Act and mass deportations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Had the Soviets managed to keep the deportations a secret from the world?

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys




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