deportable
adjective
de·port·able
di-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl 
dē-
1
: punishable by deportation
deportable offenses
2
: subject to deportation
deportable migrants
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The official didn’t answer questions about whether the agency is now routinely questioning noncitizen travelers about voting at ports of entry but emphasized that voting illegally is a deportable offense.
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Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 13 May 2026
Those whose citizenship is revoked lose all the legal benefits that come with being an American citizen and return to their previous legal status, typically as permanent residents, who are deportable based on certain criminal conduct and other grounds.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Continue reading … 'PACK YOUR BAGS' — Nancy Mace proposes bill to make aliens deportable, inadmissible for animal cruelty.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The Democratic members of Maryland’s delegation threw their arms around a deportable individual alleged to be a member of a violent gang.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026
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Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 13 May 2026
Those whose citizenship is revoked lose all the legal benefits that come with being an American citizen and return to their previous legal status, typically as permanent residents, who are deportable based on certain criminal conduct and other grounds.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Continue reading … 'PACK YOUR BAGS' — Nancy Mace proposes bill to make aliens deportable, inadmissible for animal cruelty.
—FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The Democratic members of Maryland’s delegation threw their arms around a deportable individual alleged to be a member of a violent gang.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Deportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportable. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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