deport
Force across borders
To deport someone is to expel them from a country, typically for violating immigration laws or as a legal punishment: The government deported thousands of undocumented workers.
The formal, bureaucratic tone of the word often appears in news and policy discussions.
Separately, to deport oneself is an old-fashioned way of saying to conduct or behave oneself: She deported herself with dignity.
Remove forcibly from membership
exile · send back · repatriate · extradite · cast out · force out · ship out · return
Person fleeing danger abroad
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- exileBanishment from homeland
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- separationState of being apart
family separation · resettlement · relocation · dislocation · deracination · stateless · dispossessed · flight
Not officially recorded
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- illegal entryUnlawful border crossing
- overstayRemain beyond appropriate duration
- alienNon-native being
border crossing · green card · asylum · refugee · citizenship · naturalization · status · work permit
Tribunal for deportation proceedings
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- appealFormal review request
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- detentionTemporary official holding
legal representation · judicial review · asylum claim · judge · defense attorney · stay · injunction · habeas corpus
Immigration enforcement bureau
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- raidSudden armed incursion
- detainHold in custody
arrest · apprehend · sweep · crackdown · agents · operations · surveillance · federal
expel
Remove forcibly from membership
banish · exile · send back · repatriate · extradite · cast out · force out · ship out · return · surrender
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- exileBanishment from homeland
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
separation · family separation · resettlement · relocation · dislocation · deracination · stateless · dispossessed · flight · emigration
undocumented
Not officially recorded
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- illegal entryUnlawful border crossing
- overstayRemain beyond appropriate duration
alien · border crossing · green card · asylum · refugee · citizenship · naturalization · status · work permit · residency
immigration court
Tribunal for deportation proceedings
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- appealFormal review request
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
detention · legal representation · judicial review · asylum claim · judge · defense attorney · stay · injunction · habeas corpus · bond
ICE
Immigration enforcement bureau
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- raidSudden armed incursion
detain · arrest · apprehend · sweep · crackdown · agents · operations · surveillance · federal · marshal
deportadmit
Confess or grant entry
naturalize · receive · welcome · accept · let in
deportnaturalize
Confer citizenship upon
legalize · regularize · amnesty · enfranchise · integrate
- mass deportationForced removal of populations
- deportation ordersGovernment commands to leave country
- deportation policiesRules for expelling noncitizens
- deportation centerFacility for holding those awaiting removal
- deportation policyRules governing forced removal
deportment, deportation, deported, deportee, deporting, deports, deportees, deportable, deporter