deport
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Federal authorities will seek to deport Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, claiming he lied to cross the southern border in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
"It's logistically relatively easy for ICE to deport them to a third country," she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Lau that immigration officers can now deport and deny lawful permanent residents — green card holders — entry into the country if they reasonably believe that the residents have committed a crime involving “moral turpitude.”
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
They were angry that the hospital had allowed la migra to quickly deport a migrant who had lost a leg to the train.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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Apparently, the administration is casting a very wide net as it detains and deports people.
From Salon ● May 25, 2025
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
The statement did not explicitly state when the deportation would take place, but China typically deports convicted foreigners only after they have completed their prison sentence.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2021
A hearing for Biden’s nominee for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which detains and deports immigrants after they have entered the United States, was held last week before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 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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Baptiste will be deported from Morocco once he is released from prison.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Maryland man deported last year by mistake already had his federal indictment on human smuggling charges dismissed over vindictive prosecution, but now, the Justice Department is demanding the indictment be brought back.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
One of those was Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez, a Sacramento mother who was deported a day after her green card interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
After the islands were occupied in 1945, Moscow deported their Japanese population of about 17,000 people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Yes, two parents and a little sister. They adored Melissa—she was always over at their house. They were all deported, just gone one day.”
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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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 government’s lawyers say immigration laws call for deporting non-citizens with “aggravated felonies” on their records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Equatorial Guinea has then held them without charge before deporting them to their countries of origin.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
As a result, Serrano and Kozik said that after her arrest, officials considered deporting her to Mexico.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
"I can't find out without asking questions that will give us away. We've decided we need to pause and regroup, now that they're deporting the Council's families."
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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