deportation
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials put out an arrest detainer — a request to hold a person for potential deportation — for Singh, according to the statement from the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The guidance says risks include deportation or job termination, which could impact a borrower’s ability to repay a loan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The new arrivals take to 29 the number of US deportees being held in Eswatini as part of deals with several African nations to accept migrants under a third-country deportation programme.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The district attorney’s office filed conspiracy to commit murder charges against Yepez and Villafranca in April, eight months after Yepez was grabbed by ICE and Villafranca left the U.S. under threat of deportation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Migrants arrested in a dawn sweep at the Tapachula rail yard are behind bars before their probable deportation.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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"Enforced returns", which includes deportations, means the government arranges transport to return people to a different country.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Combat veterans and decorated service members have been swept up in the mass deportations.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Eight buses commissioned by the Malawian government began moving its citizens on Sunday, with South Africa providing 10 additional buses to speed up deportations, the committee said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
“We want to keep fighting against the detentions and deportations and making sure that everyone is free.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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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