deport
verb (used with object)
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
has been deporting
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present perfect progressiveof deport (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But recently, Malaysia has been deporting more people from Myanmar due to a tougher policy on refugees and migrants.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2022
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. has been deporting migrants without allowing them to apply for asylum in the U.S., a policy the Trump administration started and that President Biden has continued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2021
Furthermore, as is the case with several other formerly recalcitrant countries, ICE has been deporting Iraqis with nothing more than one-way travel documents, which don’t qualify as proper Iraqi identification.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2019
He said that the agency has been deporting about 390,000 people annually for the past several years, a record level, and that the question is who those people should be.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2011
