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deportation

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


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"I was given a choice, wear the ankle monitor and report in every two weeks, or sign my deportation order," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Anti-war activist Mikhail says he and his wife Dasha are awaiting deportation from Finland "any day".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

In December, however, the court will hear arguments from both sides on what the law calls for in such deportation cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

That day, however, Billings and I had only one inmate to transport, a Mexican who had a deportation hearing at an immigration court inside the Downstate Correctional Facility, about an hour’s drive away.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The dishonesty and hypocrisy reached stratospheric levels when audience members, including a Catholic nun, challenged Vance on his support for mass deportations and his racist lies about immigrants.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

White House czar Tom Homan defended the deportations in a recent CNN interview.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

For about a decade, the Sacramento museum’s trustees have discussed creating a traveling exhibition on mass deportations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The central controversy of Arendt’s career concerned her claims about Jewish leaders’ roles in compiling lists and administering deportations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Obinze looked at him for a moment, his open face, his simple view of the world; deportations happened every day and the living went on living.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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