deportation
noun
de·por·ta·tion
ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-pər-
1
: an act or instance of deporting
2
: the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial
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Examples of deportation in a Sentence
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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The administration has dismissed calls from 500 organizations for a complete halt to all deportations to Haiti due to the ongoing armed attacks.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Last month, Iowa lawmakers swiftly passed a bill that would allow local police to arrest some undocumented immigrants and give state judges the power to order deportations.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Last month, Iowa lawmakers swiftly passed a bill that would allow local police to arrest some undocumented immigrants and give state judges the power to order deportations.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
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deportation
noun
de·por·ta·tion
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtā-shən
: an act or instance of deporting
specifically
: the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is illegal or detrimental to the public welfare compare exclusion
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