as in refugee
a person forced to emigrate for political reasons the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation

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Recent Examples of deportee Emmanuel, middle, a migrant from Mexico who had been returned from the U.S. CBS News Some of the deportees lacked shoelaces, which U.S. immigration officials confiscate due to concerns about migrants harming themselves. Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024 Two of the players, apparently broke, returned to Paraguay on a government repatriation flight, accompanied by migrant deportees. Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 The deportees returned to a nation in economic, social and political shambles following 12 deadly years of civil war. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024 But the millions of deportees would also have to be detained and housed prior to removal. Laura Strickler, NBC News, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for deportee 

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“Deportee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deportee. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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