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deportation

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


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Though he was released from custody in June, Khalil has faced continued threats of deportation from federal authorities.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Annie had a deportation order issued when she was a toddler.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The new document underlines the long-established principle that the right of family life does not bar deportation and that national courts, rather than Strasbourg, are best placed to work out that balance.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In April, three months after her deportation to Nicaragua, Urbina received a call from someone claiming to be a lawyer.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

That day, however, Billings and I had only one inmate to transport, a Mexican who had a deportation hearing at an immigration court inside the Downstate Correctional Facility, about an hour’s drive away.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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