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deportation

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


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A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The deportation reprieve is known as Temporary Protected Status.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Kumar was eventually detained by ICE and is awaiting deportation, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told AFP, but Elizabeth Carter wants him to face justice first.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

And then making it harder to even fight when you are fighting to stay in the United States, or to at least avoid deportation to a country where you might face further incarceration.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 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

The central controversy of Arendt’s career concerned her claims about Jewish leaders’ roles in compiling lists and administering deportations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The Chicago-born pontiff has made the defence of migrants one of the pillars of his papacy, like his predecessor, Francis, praising those who help the needy and decrying mass deportations in the United States.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

"Enforced returns", which includes deportations, means the government arranges transport to return people to a different country.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 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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