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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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The case centers on the Cuban government shooting down two Brothers to the Rescue flights, a civilian rescue group dedicated to saving refugees fleeing the authoritarian Castro regime — then run by Raul Castro’s older brother Fidel.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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