as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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Recent Examples of deportation
Their protections may have been further eroded with a precedent decision last week in which the Board of Immigration Appeals determined that DACA status alone is not enough to stop deportation.
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
On April 29, the justices debated whether the administration followed the law when ending deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians – and whether courts are even allowed to review those decisions.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Temporary Protected Status is a federal program that gives immigrants from countries in turmoil and are already in the United States deportation protections and work permits.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
That number is certainly an undercount, as not all immigrants report wrongdoing for fear of deportation, and not every report included dollar amounts.
—Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 1 May 2026
On April 29, the justices debated whether the administration followed the law when ending deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians – and whether courts are even allowed to review those decisions.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Temporary Protected Status is a federal program that gives immigrants from countries in turmoil and are already in the United States deportation protections and work permits.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
That number is certainly an undercount, as not all immigrants report wrongdoing for fear of deportation, and not every report included dollar amounts.
—Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deportation
expulsion
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The government actually deported more than six hundred and seventy-five thousand people, but getting just to that number involved broad and violent sweeps and the expulsion of people who were in the country legally, actions that led to widespread protests.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Their film, created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective during oppressive times, aims to challenge the ongoing expulsion and propose a vision of equality.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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