deportable

American  

[di-pawrt-uh-buhl] / dɪˈpɔrt ə bəl /

adjective

1. (of an offense) legally punishable by deportation.

2. (of a person) subject to being deported.

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Example Sentences

The government said he was deportable under a seldom-used section of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to foreign-policy threats.

From The Wall Street Journal

These omissions, it is asserted, render Khalil deportable under a statute that authorizes deportation for those who have procured an immigration benefit—such as a green card—by fraud or by willfully misrepresenting a material fact.

From Slate

Of roving patrol stops, only 160 were categorized as “Apprehensions Deportable.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm not deportable to any country," Arpineh told the BBC from the detention facility.

From BBC

In contrast, the DHS secretary can routinely decide what to focus on, whether it’s worksite enforcement or jail—just targeting people after they have served a sentence and screening them to determine that they’re not citizens who might be deportable.

From Slate