arrest
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Federal agents are using flight manifests to arrest travelers with lapsed visas, drawing objections over safety and protocol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Immediately after his arrest, Pirro and Trump claimed they had definitive proof Hearn had caused more than $1,000 in damage.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Fire officials took 65-year-old Herbert Wayne Smith into custody on Monday around 7:45 p.m., according to arrest records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Witnesses working in a nearby restaurant said police had used tasers to arrest the woman, who was known locally as a homeless person who regularly frequented the area.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Major W. H. Smith went to Surratt’s boardinghouse to arrest the residents and search the house.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
In the early hours of Thursday, two further arrests were made following Wednesday's unrest.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
ICE is holding more than 65,000 detainees as the agency touts record-high arrests this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Officers at ICE had made occasional arrests at airports over the past year, but the agency has since stepped up enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, 701 arrests were made in the West Midlands and 693 in the South West - a 22% and 44% increase respectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The contrast of this laughing, luxuriant beauty with the clear-cut, austere grandeur all around arrests the attention sharply.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The 37-year-old was arrested earlier this week in a forest near the city of Spokane, Washington, where more than 65,000 people were forced to evacuate due to three fires.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence on Wednesday afternoon following Tuesday's disorder.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Late last month in Denver, ICE officers arrested a woman on a jet bridge for a Southwest flight, an incident that was recorded on video and drew media attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Taele was arrested Sunday during his second visit to the golf course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Nice that he’s so interested in my well-being now, when he can’t be arrested along with me.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
She told her arresting officers she did not know Levy's name but she had seen him in the area.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
On Tuesday, investigators found Valdez and his Ford in Redlands and conducted a traffic stop, arresting him without incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju defended the government on Tuesday, saying it had acted swiftly after the exam paper leaks by arresting several people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The same two men figure in one of the book’s most arresting episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Nobody’s arresting anybody, Arturo,” Aunt Tuti said, squeezing past Wilfrido.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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