as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
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After Butina's deportation from the U.S. in 2019 following her prison sentence and the two prisoner exchanges in 2022, Russia had secured the release of all three.
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Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
That legislation would take steps like imposing more restrictions on border crossings and raise the bar for claiming asylum, but would not authorize any mass deportation of immigrants like Trump has pushed.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Eighty-eight percent of Republicans support mass deportation, as do 58% of independents, compared with 26% of Democrats.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Vance campaigned recently in Eau Claire, Wis., a city of 70,000 that has resettled refugees from Africa and Asia, and touted Trump’s plan to ramp up deportations.
—Jesse Bedayn and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
That legislation would take steps like imposing more restrictions on border crossings and raise the bar for claiming asylum, but would not authorize any mass deportation of immigrants like Trump has pushed.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Eighty-eight percent of Republicans support mass deportation, as do 58% of independents, compared with 26% of Democrats.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Vance campaigned recently in Eau Claire, Wis., a city of 70,000 that has resettled refugees from Africa and Asia, and touted Trump’s plan to ramp up deportations.
—Jesse Bedayn and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Deportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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