An expulsion act, exclusion act, or removal act is a government order forcibly moving or exiling a group of people from an area.[citation needed] There have been many instances of expulsions based on religion as well as
ethnicity. Immigrants and refugees have also been targeted in
deportations. Non-government militias and rioters have also caused
forced displacements of people out of areas.
Jews faced
expulsion from Spain or had to convert in the late 14th and early 15th centuries
The
Indian Removal Act was passed in the United States in 1830 during
Andrew Jackson's presidency and was part of efforts to force indigenous peoples west away from the eastern United States and was followed by the
Trail of Tears and
Cherokee Removal
The
ArkansasFree Negro Expulsion Act (Act No. 151, "An Act to Remove the Free Negroes and Mulattoes from this State", February 12, 1859.) banned free people of
African American heritage which were classified as "
Negros" or "
mulattos" from the state of Arkansas.[1]
On December 20, 1827
Mexico passed its first "expulsion law", providing for citizens of
Spain to be expelled within the next six months, and to remain barred from re-entry until the Kingdom of Spain recognized Mexico's 1810 declaration of independence. Ultimately, because of exemptions within the expulsion act, 1,779 of the 6,610 Spaniards were required to leave.[2]
An expulsion act, exclusion act, or removal act is a government order forcibly moving or exiling a group of people from an area.[citation needed] There have been many instances of expulsions based on religion as well as
ethnicity. Immigrants and refugees have also been targeted in
deportations. Non-government militias and rioters have also caused
forced displacements of people out of areas.
Jews faced
expulsion from Spain or had to convert in the late 14th and early 15th centuries
The
Indian Removal Act was passed in the United States in 1830 during
Andrew Jackson's presidency and was part of efforts to force indigenous peoples west away from the eastern United States and was followed by the
Trail of Tears and
Cherokee Removal
The
ArkansasFree Negro Expulsion Act (Act No. 151, "An Act to Remove the Free Negroes and Mulattoes from this State", February 12, 1859.) banned free people of
African American heritage which were classified as "
Negros" or "
mulattos" from the state of Arkansas.[1]
On December 20, 1827
Mexico passed its first "expulsion law", providing for citizens of
Spain to be expelled within the next six months, and to remain barred from re-entry until the Kingdom of Spain recognized Mexico's 1810 declaration of independence. Ultimately, because of exemptions within the expulsion act, 1,779 of the 6,610 Spaniards were required to leave.[2]