deportable
adjective
de·port·able
| \ di-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl
, dē-\
, dē-\
Definition of deportable
1
: punishable by deportation
deportable offenses
2
: subject to deportation
deportable aliens
Examples of deportable in a Sentence
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The cruelty on display is absurd, as when a prison official brags about the boost in federal funding for detention centers and the growing list of deportable offenses being a boon for business. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Prescience of Orange Is the New Black," 25 July 2019 After all, being in the country without proper authorization would remain a civil--and therefore a deportable--offense. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "Julian Castro would repeal illegal entry as a crime. Is that an 'open borders' policy?," 6 July 2019 Congress expanded the number of deportable offenses, incentivized the incarceration of immigrants and increased coordination between federal law enforcement and immigration forces. — Jazmine Ulloa, latimes.com, "Painful scenes of child separations force a rare retreat from the White House," 20 June 2018 Certain kinds of assault convictions have led to removals, and new immigration policies under President Donald Trump have expanded the scope of deportable crimes. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Conor McGregor Faces 12 Criminal Charges Following UFC 223 Media Day Altercation," 6 Apr. 2018 When deportable immigrants are arrested, some go into mandatory detention but some must be released. — Tal Kopan, CNN, "Trump presses for options to end 'catch and release' in immigration policy," 6 Apr. 2018 The cruelty on display is absurd, as when a prison official brags about the boost in federal funding for detention centers and the growing list of deportable offenses being a boon for business. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Prescience of Orange Is the New Black," 25 July 2019 After all, being in the country without proper authorization would remain a civil--and therefore a deportable--offense. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "Julian Castro would repeal illegal entry as a crime. Is that an 'open borders' policy?," 6 July 2019 His removal illustrates the increasingly hard line the Trump administration is taking with legal immigrants that are deportable because of criminal records. — Peter Prengaman, Fox News, "'I'm an American': Deported adoptee struggles in Brazil," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deportable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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