detention camp

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It focuses on a group called the French 75, who kick things off by liberating an immigration detention camp at the U.S.-Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Escape attempts from the largest detention camp in northeast Syria, Al Hol, have increased this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

These long-standing facilities were joined this month by a slapdash detention camp in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

Alfred had been arrested and was being held in the Westerbork detention camp in The Netherlands.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

Mr. Martell and Mr. Brown were sent to prison on the charge of aiding the enemy, while Nappy and Slugger were marched off to a detention camp in the South.

From The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields by Stratemeyer, Edward