detention
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Lopez had been originally detained in Chicago, then held in four detention centres before US authorities put him on the flight out of the country, relatives said.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Speaking to his mother from a detention center, Serrano, 33, promised to return to Venezuela in time for his daughter’s 10th birthday on July 31.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
They would be vulnerable to detention and removal simply because of their parents’ immigration status, deportable to a foreign nation in which they have never set foot.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026
In mid-June, however, ICE changed the standards for contractors like The GEO Group, in a move that ICE said was meant to “reduce the burden on our detention operators.”
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
Bobby wrote to the U.S. embassy in Tokyo asking them to send a member of the diplomatic staff to the detention center so that an official could accept his citizenship renunciation.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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