detaining

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On June 6, 2025, federal agents raided a downtown garment business, detaining workers and arresting labor leader David Huerta, head of Service Employees International Union California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Judge William Young also cited McLaughlin’s post in ruling that the administration had violated the First Amendment by detaining and deporting pro-Gaza activists.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026

Federal immigration agents have been arresting and detaining "bad people", Homan said, including 14 charged with homicide and 139 with assault, as well as 87 sex offenders and 28 gang members.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Explaining the decision, Homan said there are now "more officers taking custody of criminal aliens directly from the jails" rather than detaining them on the streets -- efforts that require fewer personnel.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

“They’re detaining every man between sixteen and sixty. They’ve been told to assemble at the tower of the chateau. Then they will be marched to Fort National at low tide. God be with them.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr