as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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Other countries, stretching from Guatemala to Colombia, will also face tariffs or other sanctions unless they are seen to be halting the northward flow of migrants through the Darien Gap and other key transit points and taking back citizens swept up in Trump’s promised mass deportations.
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Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
While Trump's plan aims to significantly increase deportations, experts warn that logistical challenges, including international cooperation and resource limitations, could complicate the scale of his proposal.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The group also asked the president to expedite the processing of benefit requests for recipients of DACA, the program for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children and have been granted protection from deportation.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Trump, a Republican who will take office Jan. 20, campaigned on a pledge to significantly boost deportations of undocumented migrants.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
While Trump's plan aims to significantly increase deportations, experts warn that logistical challenges, including international cooperation and resource limitations, could complicate the scale of his proposal.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The group also asked the president to expedite the processing of benefit requests for recipients of DACA, the program for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children and have been granted protection from deportation.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Trump, a Republican who will take office Jan. 20, campaigned on a pledge to significantly boost deportations of undocumented migrants.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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