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deportee

British  
/ ˌdiːpɔːˈtiː /

noun

  1. a person deported or awaiting deportation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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South Sudan finally agreed to take the disputed deportee, but the U.S. left the visa ban in place anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

"We know for a fact that’s not true," said Alma David, the US-based lawyer for Mosquera and another deportee from Yemen.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

The Nigerian deportee said he was under a US court-ordered protection that should have shielded him from deportation from the US.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the federal government to offer each deportee a court hearing.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2025

The deportee let his glance jerk to it, then froze.

From Police Your Planet by Del Rey, Lester

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