detained

Example Sentences

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Khalil cannot legally be detained again or deported pending appeals of other legal orders, they argue.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Instead, when we arrived at Matthew’s base, Annie, 22, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and taken away in handcuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

They led the couple down a hallway, where officers suddenly detained Rivera Ortega.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Another woman that I talked to told me that this was going to be very helpful, because her husband had just been detained by ICE and he was a sole supporter,” said Solis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

This time Winnie was not being arrested, or detained, or interrogated; she was being banished to a remote township in the Free State called Brandfort.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela