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detention

[dih-ten-shuhn] / dɪˈtɛn ʃən /


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Riot control vehicles and detention vans were also deployed, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Dozens of U.S. citizens and immigrants are seeking millions in damages, alleging excessive force, wrongful detention and other abuses by federal agents during immigration raids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Protests erupted last month outside an immigrant detention facility in New Jersey after detainees launched a hunger and labor strike over what they called inhumane conditions such as rotten food and medical neglect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Protesters descended on Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, N.J., this weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

When she picked me up after detention, she pulled into the faculty parking lot and turned off the engine.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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