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deportation

noun

  1. expulsion of the people from a place or country
  2. to expel from a country
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːˌpɔːˈteɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle French déportation, equivalent to deport + -ation.

  1. The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

    Garcia is one of many undocumented people in America who earn their living in construction. He and millions of others now face the prospect of mass deportations during President-elect Donald Trump’s term. Trump has said that undocumented immigrants share the blame for America’s once-in-a-generation home affordability crisis, but the president-elect’s deportation plans may backfire, driving up the cost of homebuying even further.