deportation

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The remainder may still be trapped inside the deportation process, opaque even to those inside it.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

And now, their 49-year-old father, Armando Gonzalez, a local handyman, is facing the threat of deportation after he was detained by federal immigration agents in Big Bear Lake this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which plans to convert it into a detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Accardi, originally from Italy, subsequently had his application for suspension of deportation denied.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

But the terror of deportation is bigger than a disappointment I’m becoming used to.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez