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Repatriate (Verb)

Admit back into the country.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The government is making efforts to repatriate its citizens who are stranded abroad due to visa issues.
After providing the proper documentation, they were able to repatriate the refugee family into the United States.
Due to overstay, they will require special clearance before the government can repatriate them to the country.
Their government agreed to repatriate the detainees after a bilateral agreement was signed between the two nations.
In an effort to conserve their dwindling workforce, the country decided to repatriate foreign workers overstaying their visas.

Send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The U.N. refugee agency demanded that the government cease efforts to repatriate the migrants back to a place they escaped due to war and persecution.
Fearing retaliation upon their return, many refugees expressed grave concerns over being repatriated against their will.
The refugee camp struggled to provide for its residents after hearing news that many would soon be repatriated, despite pleas to stay.
Amid the global outcry, government officials announced a plan to repatriate a large group of asylum seekers despite potential harm in their homelands.
After fleeing violence, a family of five faced the grim reality that they might be repatriated, leaving them vulnerable to the same dangers they originally fled.