deported; deporting; deports
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: to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code
Synonyms
Examples of deport in a Sentence
Thousands of immigrants had been illegally deported.
deported them back to their country of birth
Recent Examples on the Web
That law, which also allows state judges to order immigrants to be deported, is currently blocked as a federal appeals court considers its constitutionality.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Immigration judges decide whether migrants can stay legally in the U.S., continue to be detained or be deported.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Should Prince Harry be deported from the United States due to his past drug use?
—Giorgi Minasovi and Jonathan Jk Stoltman, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
While the Dominican Republic accounted for the overwhelming number of repatriations, Haitians were also deported from Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
During Wednesday's hour-long hearing, a three-judge panel listened to arguments on the law known as S.B. 4, which would authorize law enforcement officers in the state to arrest, detain and deport people suspected of entering the U.S. in Texas from Mexico without legal authorization.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Around 200,000 Lithuanians were deported to the gulags during that period, or executed for taking up arms against the occupiers.
—Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Ortiz-Vite was in the U.S. illegally, and had been previously deported in 2020 after his status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program expired, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
The investigation also uncovered that Padilla-Padilla had applied for a U.S. visa with a Honduran passport — and had repeatedly entered the country, being arrested and deported each time.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Immigration judges decide whether migrants can stay legally in the U.S., continue to be detained or be deported.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Should Prince Harry be deported from the United States due to his past drug use?
—Giorgi Minasovi and Jonathan Jk Stoltman, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
While the Dominican Republic accounted for the overwhelming number of repatriations, Haitians were also deported from Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
During Wednesday's hour-long hearing, a three-judge panel listened to arguments on the law known as S.B. 4, which would authorize law enforcement officers in the state to arrest, detain and deport people suspected of entering the U.S. in Texas from Mexico without legal authorization.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Around 200,000 Lithuanians were deported to the gulags during that period, or executed for taking up arms against the occupiers.
—Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Ortiz-Vite was in the U.S. illegally, and had been previously deported in 2020 after his status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program expired, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
The investigation also uncovered that Padilla-Padilla had applied for a U.S. visa with a Honduran passport — and had repeatedly entered the country, being arrested and deported each time.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
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deport
verb
de·port
di-ˈpō(ə)rt 
-ˈpȯ(ə)rt
1
: to cause (oneself) to act in a certain way : conduct
deported themselves well in public
2
: to force (a person who is not a citizen) to leave a country
deportation
noun
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌpȯr-
deportee
noun
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtē
-ˌpȯr-
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