deportation

Example Sentences

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He was speaking a few months after thousands of foreign-born prisoners had been released from British jails without first being considered for deportation.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

About 30% of such arrests under Biden resulted in a deportation.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The act legalizes the deportation of people suspected of having “ties to terrorism.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler