deports

Removes from country

Deports means expels from a country, typically by government authority: The administration deports undocumented immigrants.

The word carries legal and political weight, implying forced removal rather than voluntary departure.

Less commonly, deports oneself means to conduct or behave oneself in a particular manner: She deports herself with dignity.

expulsion

removal

Act of taking away

extradition · sends back · ousts · ejects · exile · expatriation · displacement · eviction · exclusion · purge

immigration

ICE

Immigration enforcement bureau

undocumented · illegal · alien · visa · detention · immigration · nonresident · migrant · asylum · refugee

conduct

demeanor

Outward manner, conduct

conducts · manners · decorum · poise · deportment · composure · propriety · etiquette · carriage · mien

Categories
Opposites
legal residence/entry status

deportsadmits

Allows entrance or confesses

naturalizes · allows · permits · welcomes · legalizes

physical movement/direction

deportsimports

Goods brought in

admits · receives · takes in · repatriates · extradites

protection and refuge

deportsshelters

Places offering protection

harbors · protects · pardons

Phrases
Family

deport, deportation, deported, deportee, deporting, deportable, deporter, deporters

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG