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deportation

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


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Dahlia Lithwick: Temporary protected status is a federal humanitarian program that protects folks against deportation.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“ICE realizes the vital importance of following Court orders, and is attempting to fix this situation as best it can,” Dade Gomez, an ICE deportation officer, said in a court declaration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But those alternatives are often narrower than the TPS program, so the elimination of TPS would make many of its beneficiaries subject to imminent deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

TPS protects its holders from deportation and is granted to people deemed to be in danger if they return home because of war, natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstances.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

He had gotten a Blauschein, a "blue sheet" or Gestapo-issued permit, added to his identification card, which we hoped would again exempt all of us from deportation.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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