detain

These are not arrest warrants, but rather requests to police around the world to detain someone pending extradition.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Local officers could also detain people if there is reason to believe they are in the country illegally, under the agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

He accused them of directly engaging "in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mamdani admitted he was not sure if he has the power to order the New York Police Department to detain a foreign leader but is discussing the matter with the city's legal team.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

She spent two and a half years awaiting the high court’s decision, which was that she had been right: the government cannot detain loyal citizens against their will.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Speaking to shareholders during a private meeting last year, the CEO of Akima’s parent company, John Aġnaaqłuk Lincoln, said the company cares about the welfare of the people it detains nationwide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

Immigration attorneys have told the BBC that once ICE detains an individual, it can sometimes take days for families or lawyers to find out where they are.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026

Marine, temporarily detains someone, the question is: Is that person free to go?

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2025

Apparently, the administration is casting a very wide net as it detains and deports people.

From Salon ● May 25, 2025

How very kind Mr. Brooke is, and how fortunate that Mr. Laurence’s business detains him near you so long, since he is so useful to you and Father.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Within six months, he said, the Doddridge County Sheriff’s Office detained two people living in the U.S. illegally and received more than $137,000 in federal funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Details of the effort to free Castillo, some of which haven’t been previously reported, offer new insight into how the Trump administration pursues the goal of freeing Americans detained abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Both Gershkovich and his employer vehemently denied he was a spy and the US State Department labeled him "wrongfully detained."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

According to a Vietnamese state media report published on Monday, Tran and Nguyen were detained with a third man at the border in Tay Ninh province on 18 September.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Witnessing this criminal act, Six-Fingers and his deputies immediately detained the man and took him to the police station.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

Is DHS legally obligated to disclose where they are detaining someone?

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

Several survivors told local media they heard a blast shortly before the vessel rolled, with police detaining the captain and more than a dozen others.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

But on 24 July, the police started detaining protesters in the state and we began talking about it online.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Chinese authorities have charged a China-born American seismologist who researches underground nuclear tests with espionage after secretly detaining him in late 2024, according to the Massachusetts man’s supporters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“We had better move on, Mr. Weston,” said she, “we are detaining the girls.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen