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deportation

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


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They don’t have legal status in the meantime, leaving them vulnerable to deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Kebatu was meant to be taken to a deportation centre when he was instead released from HMP Chelmsford.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

"We expect him to be released as quickly as possible, at this time, we see no risk of deportation."

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

These kinds of checks, Flowers said, should be done by social workers, not by ICE or police officers, or anyone else working in the deportation system.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

I knew it was a deportation center, but those words were abstract until I saw what they meant.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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