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deport

[dih-pawrt, -pohrt] / dɪˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt /


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Congress has made it US policy not to deport people to countries where their lives would be in danger or they could be subject to torture.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Previous governments have struggled to quickly deport foreign offenders and there are not thought to be any new returns agreements with other countries.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Federal authorities will seek to deport Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, claiming he lied to cross the southern border in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government requests to deport so-called ‘alien terrorists’ from the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

They were angry that the hospital had allowed la migra to quickly deport a migrant who had lost a leg to the train.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

At the same time, the government pursued an expedited removal, a process by which the government deports someone without a hearing before a judge.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025

ICE detains and deports immigrants, but it also has an investigative branch, Homeland Security Investigations, that investigates crimes such as drug smuggling and human trafficking.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022

Australia deports foreigners convicted of crimes as part of an immigration crackdown that can also strip dual-nationals of Australian citizenship.

From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2022

The statement did not explicitly state when the deportation would take place, but China typically deports convicted foreigners only after they have completed their prison sentence.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2021

December 21: The United States deports 249 people that it has accused of being anarchists.

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

He’s trying to get her papers, and there was a technicality in there—she had crossed over and not said it and is getting deported.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

A temporary stay order from the Lahore High Court stopped students in Punjab, such as Nooria, from being deported immediately until the next hearing, scheduled for Friday.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The government has had to identify the thousands of migrants who have remained for weeks to determine if they are entitled to asylum, while unaccompanied children cannot be summarily deported.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Ayana was deported to Cameroon from the United States where she had legally lived nearly all her life and now faces uncertainty, far from her family in an unfamiliar country.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

“They’ve deported people from Estonia and Latvia, too.”

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

"Many people don't agree with deporting teenagers. This humanism that has made Sweden famous and is its core value," she explained.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Undocumented residents don’t enjoy the same legal rights as citizens, and deporting someone is a much lower lift, legally speaking, than prosecuting someone for a crime they didn’t commit.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

A May Harvard-Harris poll showed that 80% of registered voters, including 71% of Democrats, support deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

UK government officials are in talks with Pakistan about the possibility of deporting a Rochdale grooming gang ringleader to the country.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

On the night of November 7, 1919, Palmer launched his campaign of rounding up suspected anarchists and Communist agitators for the purpose of deporting them from the United States.

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




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