deportable

adjective

de·​port·​able di-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl How to pronounce deportable (audio)
dē-
1
: punishable by deportation
deportable offenses
2
: subject to deportation
deportable migrants

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So with no hearing and no ruling from a judge, Kangethe was stuck in a bureaucratic void — and considered deportable. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 The Democratic members of Maryland’s delegation threw their arms around a deportable individual alleged to be a member of a violent gang. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2026 Not that facts ever really seem to matter to MAGA, but no, there aren’t 100 million deportable people in America. — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026 While the standard ballroom line of dance travels counterclockwise around the floor, the White House ballroom may, at times, switch to clockwise, instantly creating a room full of line-of-dance criminals, which is a deportable offense. — Dahlia Gallin Ramirez, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for deportable

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of deportable was in 1891

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“Deportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deportable. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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