getting deported

Meanings

1. 1phraseidiomlaw

   Being forced by a government to leave a country because you have no legal right to stay.

   Grammar: Used after verbs like 'risk', 'face' or 'avoid': He is afraid of getting deported.

   Patterns

   • risk getting deported
   • face getting deported
   • avoid getting deported

   Without a visa, he risks getting deported.

   She hired a lawyer because she was afraid of getting deported.

   Thousands of people are getting deported every year.

2. 2phraseidiomlaw

   The process of being officially sent out of a country.

   Grammar: Often the subject of a sentence: Getting deported can take months.

   Patterns

   • getting deported from a country
   • getting deported back to a place

   Getting deported from the country meant leaving his family behind.

   They talked about getting deported back to their home town.

Common combinations

risk getting deported

Anyone working without papers risks getting deported.

face getting deported

He could face getting deported if his appeal fails.

fear of getting deported

Her fear of getting deported kept her from going to the police.

getting deported back to

After the hearing, he was getting deported back to his home country.

Synonyms and how they differ

being removed

A more formal legal term for the same process, often used in official documents.

being expelled

Can mean being forced out of a country, but also out of a school or club, so it is less specific.

Word family

deport verb

To force someone to leave a country: The court can deport him.

deportation noun

The official act of sending someone out of a country.

deportee noun

A person who has been or is being deported.

Commonly confused: getting deported or getting deported? getting deported or getting extradited?

Practice

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