occurs when individuals in a group are selected for destruction only because they belong to…

Brief Explanations:

Ethnic cleansing involves the forced removal or destruction of a particular ethnic group from a territory because of their ethnicity. Deportation is the formal removal of a person from a country. Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large - group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group. Racism is a broader set of beliefs about the superiority or inferiority of different races. The description matches ethnic cleansing.

Answer:

Ethnic cleansing