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deport

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


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"They say 'I want to leave on my own before they deport me.'"

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Home Office and Ministry of Justice declined to comment on individual cases, but said: "We will always seek to deport foreign criminals at the first opportunity."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Khalil, who is still fighting the government’s efforts to deport him from the U.S., said the university’s failure to keep him safe from such harassment “directly led” to his March 2025 arrest and attempted deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Sánchez has accused migrant traffickers of exploiting a decision recently made by the country's supreme court which constrained the government's right to immediately deport people who had arrived by sea.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Making as many as eight runs a day, the buses deport more than 100,000 passengers a year.

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

It has stepped up its presence at sea as well as aerial surveillance and currently deports 24,000 people a year.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023

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

“Thanatos catches souls,” Percy said, “and deports them back to the Underworld.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

In light of the plea, McNeilly said Soliman had dropped motions seeking to keep his family from being deported from the US in case they needed to be witnesses in his case.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

And even if they could work, or drive, or leave the house, there was fear of getting picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sent to detention centers, and deported to Haiti.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Builders say construction projects have ground to a halt as workers are detained or deported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

It says tens of thousands of foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since it launched a crackdown earlier this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Tragically for those who had already been deported, it would be too late.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

Extra prison space would be created by deporting foreign prisoners and releasing some inmates serving indefinite sentences, he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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

The U.S. has begun deporting immigrants to Liberia, officials in the West African country said, part of President Trump’s wider plan to send migrants to third-party countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The government’s lawyers say immigration laws call for deporting non-citizens with “aggravated felonies” on their records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

If a country offered Fischer citizenship, they specified, they’d consider deporting him to that country.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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