ClearwaterVol
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An incorrect inference does not make the word in question incorrect. In fact I (you may disagree) find deported more benign than, say, exile/expel/banish etc.
exile would probably be incorrect.
The issue as I see it, is that the process was that these people came into the country and properly applied for asylum. Their applications were rejected and now they are being deported. So the word deport is a correct term when used to describe the process for expelling them from the country. However, it does little to address the why and it evokes a connotation that these people did something wrong. The headline of Sweden to Reject Asylum Applications of 80,000 Refugees doesn't provide the same click bait.
Furthermore, if anyone read the article it said that Sweden was likely reject the applications of 80,000 refugees. This likelihood is based upon historical acceptance rates of asylum applications. Therefore the article is nothing more than speculation and similar article could be written about every nation in the EU.
To the poster that asked why I cared. Because the masses have opinions that are being spoon fed to them by the media. In order to have any sort of shot at formulating an unbiased opinion, one must scour multiple sources and try to find a common middle ground. Journalists used to have ethical standards and report in a way that was not biased. Editorials were the area in which opinions were proper. Now, all reporting is done in an editorial fashion.