deported

Forced to leave

Deported is the past tense of deport, meaning to expel someone from a country, typically by government authority.

A person is deported when they lack legal status to remain or have violated conditions of their stay: He was deported back to Guatemala after his visa expired.

Deportation often follows arrest, detention, and legal proceedings.

exile

banishment

Forced removal from place

outcast · persona non grata · ostracized · expelled · shunned · rejected · excommunicated · blacklisted · proscribed · repudiated

displacement

uprooted

Removed from foundation

dislocated · unsettled · homeless · separated · torn apart · family separation · left behind · resettlement · return · reintegration

immigration

undocumented

Not officially recorded

  • ICEImmigration enforcement bureau
  • borderOuter edge or limit
  • visaTravel authorization stamp

asylum · refugee · alien · illegal · detention · customs · enforcement · green card · citizenship · naturalization

legal

extradition

Fugitive transfer between jurisdictions

denaturalization · hearing · appeal · custody · proceedings · tribunal · judge · lawyer · detainee · warrant

punishment

penalty

Punishment for wrongdoing

consequence · retribution · enforcement · deterrence · criminalized · punitive · harsh · unjust · cruel · targeting

Categories
Opposites
legal admission status

deportedadmitted

Confessed or granted entry

naturalized · permitted · allowed · accepted · welcomed

movement outcome

deportedstayed

Continued being present

remained · settled · retained · repatriated · returned

voluntary vs. involuntary movement

deportedemigrated

Left one's native land

relocated · migrated · self-deported · self-exiled · expatriated

Phrases
Family

deport, deportation, deportee, deporting, deports, deportations, deportees, deportable, deporter

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