deported; deporting; deports
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: to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code
Synonyms
Examples of deport in a Sentence
Thousands of immigrants had been illegally deported.
deported them back to their country of birth
Recent Examples on the Web
Rodriguez Arreola previously served time in federal prison and was deported to Mexico in April 2020, according to the release.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
The news comes hours after the U.K. passed a controversial bill that would allow the government to deport some migrants who enter the country illegally to Rwanda.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
An estimated 13,000 Jews were killed during the uprising, while nearly all the rest were deported to the Majdanek and Treblinka concentration camps.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
Among those deported was Gerson Joseph, a Florida resident for more than 20 years who is engaged to be married and has a daughter who is a U.S. citizen.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
She was questioned and her belongings were searched three times before she was deported without explanation.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Litigation is ongoing over a buoy barrier installed by Texas in the Rio Grande, and a new law that would permit state officials to arrest and deport migrants who crossed the border illegally.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
That law, which also allows state judges to order immigrants to be deported, is currently blocked as a federal appeals court considers its constitutionality.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Immigration judges decide whether migrants can stay legally in the U.S., continue to be detained or be deported.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
The news comes hours after the U.K. passed a controversial bill that would allow the government to deport some migrants who enter the country illegally to Rwanda.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
An estimated 13,000 Jews were killed during the uprising, while nearly all the rest were deported to the Majdanek and Treblinka concentration camps.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
Among those deported was Gerson Joseph, a Florida resident for more than 20 years who is engaged to be married and has a daughter who is a U.S. citizen.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
She was questioned and her belongings were searched three times before she was deported without explanation.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Litigation is ongoing over a buoy barrier installed by Texas in the Rio Grande, and a new law that would permit state officials to arrest and deport migrants who crossed the border illegally.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
That law, which also allows state judges to order immigrants to be deported, is currently blocked as a federal appeals court considers its constitutionality.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Immigration judges decide whether migrants can stay legally in the U.S., continue to be detained or be deported.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
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deport
verb
de·port
di-ˈpō(ə)rt 
-ˈpȯ(ə)rt
1
: to cause (oneself) to act in a certain way : conduct
deported themselves well in public
2
: to force (a person who is not a citizen) to leave a country
deportation
noun
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtā-shən
-ˌpȯr-
deportee
noun
ˌdē-ˌpōr-ˈtē
-ˌpȯr-
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