There aren't too many things that are more devastating and embarrassing as being deported to another country.
And while this is never the intent, to be deported or to be embarrassed, it happens every day to some unsuspected individual who has come to this country looking for the opportunity to chase a dream.
Deportation is not to be confused with extradition.
Extradition is the removal of an individual from a country for reasons of being suspected of committing a serious crime in another place.
Usually, this is done at the request of the victimized country.
Deportation is the removal or expulsion of an individual for a number of other reasons, including being in the country illegally, overstaying one's visa, committing a serious crime in the host country, or doing something or being associated with someone that makes you a serious threat to the country.
Almost all countries reserve the right to exercise this legal activity.
It usually follows a process that bypasses that of the court system, being carried out by some form of the executive branch of government rather than the parts associated with due process.
Sometimes though, countries may overuse or abuse their right to expel individuals from within the country borders.
There have been numerous instances in human history where large-scale, mass deportations have taken place.
These individuals are usually grouped together according to their ethnic background, religious beliefs, or even socio-economic status (a rough estimate of where that person's place is in society).
Most infamously, the Jews were relocated from numerous parts of Europe before the Holocaust took place.
Slaves are another example, as well as the Japanese internment camps that were instituted shortly after Pearl Harbor.
Although there is nothing that can be done at the moment to rectify these inhumane atrocities, the United Nations (UN) has declared that the forcible or arbitrary "large scale" deportation of individuals is a crime against humanity.
Sometimes people mistake deportation for administrative removal, which is the process that disallows an individual from entering the country.
Deportation can happen within states as well.
There have been numerous instances where people have been relocated to another area of the country.
And while this is never the intent, to be deported or to be embarrassed, it happens every day to some unsuspected individual who has come to this country looking for the opportunity to chase a dream.
Deportation is not to be confused with extradition.
Extradition is the removal of an individual from a country for reasons of being suspected of committing a serious crime in another place.
Usually, this is done at the request of the victimized country.
Deportation is the removal or expulsion of an individual for a number of other reasons, including being in the country illegally, overstaying one's visa, committing a serious crime in the host country, or doing something or being associated with someone that makes you a serious threat to the country.
Almost all countries reserve the right to exercise this legal activity.
It usually follows a process that bypasses that of the court system, being carried out by some form of the executive branch of government rather than the parts associated with due process.
Sometimes though, countries may overuse or abuse their right to expel individuals from within the country borders.
There have been numerous instances in human history where large-scale, mass deportations have taken place.
These individuals are usually grouped together according to their ethnic background, religious beliefs, or even socio-economic status (a rough estimate of where that person's place is in society).
Most infamously, the Jews were relocated from numerous parts of Europe before the Holocaust took place.
Slaves are another example, as well as the Japanese internment camps that were instituted shortly after Pearl Harbor.
Although there is nothing that can be done at the moment to rectify these inhumane atrocities, the United Nations (UN) has declared that the forcible or arbitrary "large scale" deportation of individuals is a crime against humanity.
Sometimes people mistake deportation for administrative removal, which is the process that disallows an individual from entering the country.
Deportation can happen within states as well.
There have been numerous instances where people have been relocated to another area of the country.