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deportation

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


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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

If their TPS protections expire, those immigrants would become vulnerable to detention and deportation even if they are eligible for other forms of relief.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Grounds for denaturalization and deportation included a naturalized citizen’s refusal to testify before a congressional committee about subversive activities.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

The threat of persecution and deportation if found, and the fact that Alexandra was being demolished, did not stop this stream of forced migration.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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