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detainee

[dih-tay-nee, dee-tay-nee] / dɪˈteɪ ni, ˌdi teɪˈni /




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As of September 22, 2026, at least 27 people have died in ICE custody this year, while in 2025 there were 33 detainee deaths.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Use of these small metal enclosures for any reason is unprecedented among detention facilities OIG has inspected and presents significant risks to detainee health and safety," the report said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The detainee issue is part of wider US-mediated negotiations, alongside separate efforts to recover the remains of Lebanese Jewish community leaders abducted and killed during the country's civil war.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

ICE and Customs and Border Protection rely on about 3,000 community-based providers and local hospitals, which submit about 300,000 claims annually for detainee care, according to ICE.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The detainee who is wise enough to realize this will never find any cause for complaint, but only all conceivable help, to erase the memory of what he had been accused of.

From My Life and My Efforts by Gunther Olesch




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