custody

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They said he entered the U.S. at an unknown date and will remain in ICE custody pending the outcome of his removal proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Financial Times noted this past week that Treasury securities held in custody for foreign and official accounts at the New York Fed had fallen by $82 billion from Feb. 25 through March 25.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In the process of detaining street vendors, ICE officers also took a young woman, Andrea Velez, into custody, accusing her of assault.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Domestic and international criticism has been mounting against the sole custody system in Japan, which critics say led many divorcees to become estranged from their children after losing custody of them.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the Black Lives Matter movement have demonstrated against the deaths of many other African Americans killed by police actions or while in police custody.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler