detain
Example Sentences
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A person who was seen distributing fliers demanding an independent investigation and government accountability was detained by national-security police on Saturday, and has since been released on bail, the rights group said.
R.V. is among what immigration attorneys describe as an escalating trend: some immigrants who win protection from deportation to their home countries are being detained indefinitely.
From Los Angeles Times
Bdap was granted refugee status by the United Nations but he had been detained in a Bangkok prison since December when he was jailed for staying in the country without proper travel documents.
From Barron's
Ethiopia has also revoked visa exemptions and police routinely detain people lacking the necessary paperwork, aid officials say.
Police reportedly detained a 24-year-old man on suspicion of sedition on Saturday.
From BBC
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