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Departure Under Safeguards
The departure of an illegal alien from the United States which
is physically observed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
official.
Deportable Alien
An alien in and admitted to the United States subject to any
grounds of removal specified in the Immigration and Nationality
Act.
Deportation
The formal removal of an alien from the United States when
the alien has been found removable for violating the immigration
laws.
Derivative Citizenship
Citizenship conveyed to children through the naturalization
of parents or, under certain circumstances, to foreign-born
children adopted by U.S. citizen parents.
Diversity
A category of immigrants replacing the earlier categories
for nationals of underrepresented countries and countries
adversely "affected" by the Immigration and Nationality
Act Amendments of 1965.
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