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deportee

noun

ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtē

Definition of deportee

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 The money was meant to be used to ensure deportees were housed in conditions that meet basic humanitarian needs, but, according to the source, there was no oversight or transparency about how that money was used after it was sent. — David Gilbert, Wired News, 27 May 2026 In Equatorial Guinea, deportees are held under armed guard at a remote hotel; some have contracted typhoid fever. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 May 2026 Lind said the agreements fall into uncharted territory, with no clear rights for deportees, nor the legal or criminal frameworks to hold them. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 Lyons also faced questions about the training new ICE recruits have received and the conditions under which deportees are detained. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deportee

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refugee

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Both programs run through Asian Refugees United (ARU), a Harrisburg nonprofit that also teaches cultural classes to refugee children.

— Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
Dinu’s reflections are intercut with stories from their past, memories of Varsha’s therapeutic work, and stories of the migrants and post-partition refugees who lived and worked at Tavoy.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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