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deportation

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


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Those who turned 18 while in custody would be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation, they were told.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The remainder may still be trapped inside the deportation process, opaque even to those inside it.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which plans to convert it into a detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The vast majority of those detained for deportation, including those who have died, had no criminal record.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

So far, my father's work papers from Schindler's factory had protected our family from deportation, but the Luftigs were not so fortunate.

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




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