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confinement

[kuhn-fahyn-muhnt] / kənˈfaɪn mənt /


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ICE holding facilities have been the subject of multiple lawsuits since the start of the Trump administration over alleged overcrowding, poor conditions and confinement that went on for days and weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Rush has been held in solitary confinement, only allowed out for two hours a day.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“By virtue of its power, it has kept me behind bars for five years, and they could extend my confinement without justification.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Sadly, confinement isn’t the worst thing that can happen to a capybara who has a run-in with a human.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The attic smells of heat and dust and confinement and her own urine in the shaving bowl in the corner.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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