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deportation

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


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It said they had "unacceptably poor and obstructive returns processes" and accused the countries of refusing to process paperwork and requiring individuals to sign their own documents – effectively allowing them to block their own deportations.

From Barron's

The upshot of the rulings was to make hundreds of thousands of people subject to deportation—even as their legal claims are pending.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mass deportations would rip a $275-million hole in the state’s economy, critically affecting agriculture and healthcare among other industries, according to a report from UC Merced and the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.

From Los Angeles Times

Montoya said ICE deportations and arrests may be impacting more criminal cases than prosecutors know about.

From Salon

"My wife and daughter are American, and instead of spending Christmas with them, I am fighting to prevent my unlawful deportation from my home country."

From Barron's