deport
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Congress has made it US policy not to deport people to countries where their lives would be in danger or they could be subject to torture.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Khalil, who is still fighting the government’s efforts to deport him from the U.S., said the university’s failure to keep him safe from such harassment “directly led” to his March 2025 arrest and attempted deportation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sánchez has accused migrant traffickers of exploiting a decision recently made by the country's supreme court which constrained the government's right to immediately deport people who had arrived by sea.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government requests to deport so-called ‘alien terrorists’ from the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Why would anyone ever want to deport him?
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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At the same time, the government pursued an expedited removal, a process by which the government deports someone without a hearing before a judge.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
It has stepped up its presence at sea as well as aerial surveillance and currently deports 24,000 people a year.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
Australia deports foreigners convicted of crimes as part of an immigration crackdown that can also strip dual-nationals of Australian citizenship.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2022
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, who Biden has nominated to direct Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which detains and deports immigrants after they enter the United States.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
“Thanatos catches souls,” Percy said, “and deports them back to the Underworld.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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After a month-and-a-half in detention, Velazquez was deported to his native Mexico, leaving the crew he was part of without one of its most experienced workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sharpton says some legal residents he encountered around Cleveland feared being "snatched up and deported."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some are baby boomers who have retired, and some are immigrants who either were deported or left the country on their own.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The administration says it seeks assurances from those countries that the deported persons will not be not be abused or persecuted, but it refuses hearings for individuals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The bald man said Hitler broke his agreement with Stalin, because Germany invaded Russia a week after we were deported.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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Burnham said extra prison space would be created by deporting foreign prisoners and releasing some inmates serving indefinite sentences.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Undocumented residents don’t enjoy the same legal rights as citizens, and deporting someone is a much lower lift, legally speaking, than prosecuting someone for a crime they didn’t commit.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
The U.S. has begun deporting immigrants to Liberia, officials in the West African country said, part of President Trump’s wider plan to send migrants to third-party countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The government’s lawyers say immigration laws call for deporting non-citizens with “aggravated felonies” on their records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
These buses make as many as eight runs a day, deporting more than 100,000 unhappy passengers every year.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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