Meaning of self-deport | Babel Free

Definitions

To evict oneself, especially from a country.

intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“In total, at least 620,000 “Ukrainians” self-deported or were deported from Poland and at least 13,000 self-deported from Czechoslovakia to Ukraine.”

““The CBP Home app gives aliens the option to leave now and self-deport, so they may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future and live the American dream,” Noem said.”

“In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that by self-deporting through the app, migrants "may still have the opportunity to return legally in the future and live the American dream".”

“This was a voluntary charter flight, not an ICE enforcement operation. All participants were offered the same benefits as any illegal alien who self-deports using the CBP Home App. They received travel assistance, a $1,000 stipend, and preserved the possibility they could one day return to the United States legally.”

“On Monday, Park, a green-card holder, self-deported to South Korea.”

“For Arturo, the decision to self-deport to Mexico came crashing one morning.”

“She applied in February and requested that deportation proceedings be delayed, but that request was denied. Worried about being separated from her children — 10-year-old twin girls — she felt she had no choice but to self-deport.”

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