deportation
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Anti-war activist Mikhail says he and his wife Dasha are awaiting deportation from Finland "any day".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The couple assumed Ortiz Jara’s path to legal status would be simple, given his U.S. citizen children and wife, but most lawyers they consulted said his deportation years ago created a nearly insurmountable hurdle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
"We call on the international community to demand that Bangkok halt his deportation and allow him to travel safely to the country of his choice," Bielakowska said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Adolf Eichmann, the SS official responsible for the deportation of Jews to concentration camps, escaped to Argentina, but, fifteen years later, Israeli agents tracked him down, captured him, and flew him to Israel for trial.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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And deportations are taking place from Europe too.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Moller said attention to the "teenage deportations" had led the government to "change its position".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
For about a decade, the Sacramento museum’s trustees have discussed creating a traveling exhibition on mass deportations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The central controversy of Arendt’s career concerned her claims about Jewish leaders’ roles in compiling lists and administering deportations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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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