detention

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And he indicated he’d engage in outreach with local communities before opening detention centers in their areas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dylan Contreras, 21, was detained last May after attending an immigration hearing at a New York City court and then transferred to a detention facility in Pennsylvania, sparking a widespread backlash.

From Barron's

Her family has not seen Lopez since July 3, when she was ordered into pretrial detention.

From Barron's

Butyagin is currently in a detention centre in Warsaw, and a motion to release him on bail has been turned down.

From BBC

"It is not our obligation, but our duty," the 33-year-old, whose brother-in-law was released after more than two years in Russian detention, said.

From Barron's