deportation

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[ US /ˌdipɔɹˈteɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /dɪpɔːtˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
  2. the act of expelling a person from their native land
    the sentence was one of transportation for life
    men in exile dream of hope
    his deportation to a penal colony
    the expatriation of wealthy farmers
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How To Use deportation In A Sentence

  • Citizenship status would have insulated her from deportation even after her drug conviction.
  • In fact, during deportation souteneurs buy tickets, bring meal, collect suitcases and even give money for the new passport.
  • There are plenty of practical ideas, all curtailments of our liberty, which might indeed now need to be introduced - such as greater powers for the police to arrest suspects for questioning, deportations and possibly internment.
  • NEARLY 300 foreign lags have been kept in jail beyond their sentence to await deportation - costing taxpayers thousands of pounds. The Sun
  • He said the two suspects, a Pakistani student known as XC and an Algerian referred to as U who face deportation on the grounds they pose a risk to national security, would remain in custody while he sought permission to appeal the verdict. Reuters: Top News
  • There has been a significant rise in the number of deportations carried out so far this year compared with last year, according to new statistics.
  • Citizenship status would have insulated her from deportation even after her drug conviction.
  • The seven have also filed a suit with the district court calling on immigration authorities to rescind the deportation order.
  • And even since Dobbs's ouster from the network last November, the immigration system has become even more punitive, with a notable rise in deportations under the Obama administration, compared to the rate under George W. Bush. Isabel Macdonald: The Dobbs & Pony Show: Snapshots of America's Immigration Hypocrisy
  • In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat.
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