### Question
Can you define what order of deportation means?


### Answer
**Order of deportation** is defined as the following in *8 U.S.C. § 1101*:

> the order of the special inquiry officer, or other such administrative officer to whom the Attorney General has delegated the responsibility for determining whether an alien is deportable, concluding that the alien is deportable or ordering deportation

#### Citation:
  - *8 U.S.C. § 1101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

