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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
deport .
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Examples
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Over the last 30 years, legislatures have stripped most immigrants of access to vital social programs, built up the enforcement infrastructure to unprecedented proportions and ultimately brought us to a point where the country deports a record 393,000 people a year.
Rinku Sen: Why I Don't Use the I-Word -- In Any Form Rinku Sen 2010
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And even though ICE keeps claiming that the Secure Communities program only catches serious criminals, the facts prove that most of the people Secure Communities catches and deports either have committed low-level crimes like traffic offenses or are innocent of any crime at all.
Arturo Venegas, Jr.: Keeping Families Together Isn't Pandering, It's an American Value Jr. Arturo Venegas 2012
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Some have even called on her to resign because she repeatedly calls the non-violent, non-criminal immigrant majority of people that the Obama Administration deports "criminals" and "collateral damage."
Felipe Matos: Meet Cecilia Muñoz's "Collateral Damage" Felipe Matos 2011
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China routinely arrests North Koreans and deports them back to their home.
S. Korea Working on New Resettlement Facility for Defectors from North 2011
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This is a huge step in the right direction for the White House and its Department of Homeland Security, which has claimed, repeatedly, to prioritize its finite immigration enforcement resources by pursuing criminal aliens, yet concurrently deports tens of thousands of immigrants who pose no threat to our national security or community safety.
Rep. Mike Honda: Obama and Homeland Security Moving Nation in Right Direction on Immigration Rep. Mike Honda 2011
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Because China labels the refugees "economic migrants" and deports them, they must remain underground until they reach a third country.
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It didn't happen, and a subsequent interview with the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith makes it clear that it won't happen with this Congress, regardless of how many immigrants Obama deports.
Voto Latino: "Lost in Detention" Shows Broken System Voto Latino 2011
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It is unfortunate that Arlington has decided not to participate in a program that deports illegal aliens who are convicted of crimes in our communities.
UPDATED: Arlington opts out of federal immigration enforcement program Christy Goodman 2010
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It didn't happen, and a subsequent interview with the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith makes it clear that it won't happen with this Congress, regardless of how many immigrants Obama deports.
Voto Latino: "Lost in Detention" Shows Broken System Voto Latino 2011
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China routinely arrests North Koreans and deports them back to their home.
S. Korea Working on New Resettlement Facility for Defectors from North 2011
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