DEPORTATIONS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

deportations

noun

plural of deportation

as in expulsions

the forced removal from a homeland the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492

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Recent Examples of deportations The president was also carrying out his pledge to enact mass deportations. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 June 2026 But the joy doesn't help Dong let go of the deportations by the Thai and Vietnamese authorities. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 Ramping up deportations to Haiti after the cancellation of TPS would not mark the end of a crisis. — Tirana Hassan, Time, 26 June 2026 Another challenge to Trump policies focused on deportations to countries where migrants had never been, such as South Sudan or Libya. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Immigration lawyers say the administration uses deportations to third countries as a legal loophole to indirectly force asylum-seekers back to their home countries. — Edward Acquah, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Mullin, who started in his role in March, has promised to keep his department out of the headlines and has indicated a softer tone on immigration, although he is expected to align with the president’s priorities on mass deportations. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 June 2026 South Africa’s anti-migrant protest leaders vowed a rolling campaign targeting the country’s commercial hubs after tense nationwide protests ended with activists giving the government six months to enforce mass deportations and workplace quotas. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 The press conference was organized by the Miramar Circle of Protection, a coalition that has gathered outside the facility since 2017 to support immigrants attending check-ins and denounce detentions and deportations. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

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expulsions

Noun

Diabetes experts in an uproar over meeting expulsions Five days ago, security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 10 June 2026
The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers.

— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 June 2026

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