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
The Met proceeded to arrest the woman and took her into police custody.
From BBC ● 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
In the weeks after Ellsberg’s arrest, reporters waited outside his apartment.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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The arrests were made following a disturbance involving a group of men in Pontnewydd, near Pontypool, at about 19:15 on Thursday evening, Gwent Police said.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Immigration raids in the first six months of this year increased to 7,270, a 31% increase on the same period last year, leading to 4,756 arrests, a 20% rise.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Michoacán’s governor said in a statement that the U.S. action was a “preventive” measure after recent high-profile arrests by the Mexican government of criminals accused of extortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
ICE made about one to three dozen arrests a day at U.S. airports last month, according to a government official familiar with the data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
We did not think that the arrests were unrelated.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The force had found it when officers arrested Levy in November 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Arendt began gathering evidence of Nazi antisemitism and was arrested in the summer of that year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Ten people were arrested, some media reported, but the toll was not initially confirmed by authorities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
In July, ICE reported it had arrested 51,000 people, the largest number in the Department of Homeland Security’s history, according to ABC News.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
In 1941, when the Gestapo arrested Karl for a different offense, the dismissal letter from the Hitler Youth was used against him as proof that he was not a loyal German.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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
This suggests that BOJ tightening will be crucial to arresting the fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Having been caught out, the force stepped up its efforts to investigate who was behind the illegal event, eventually arresting more than 40 people and charging 25, several of whom have now been convicted.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
While imagining scenarios, he came up with an arresting image for the Trojan horse, “listing over in the sand” in a way that intentionally echoes the Statue of Liberty in “Planet of the Apes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Young lady,” the officer called out, “you’re a minor — we will get you out of here, even if it means arresting you.”
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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