detention
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He was held for several years in US detention in Guantanamo Bay, but eventually released.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
It is home to an immigration detention facility, and was used by the Australian government as a quarantine site during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“This is a huge sea change in the way that immigration detention is expanding and hardening in the United States,” she said, adding that “this was every advocate’s nightmare scenario.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
In an earnings call in May, he said that ownership bolsters the facilities’ protection from “unwarranted litigation” around medical care and other detention conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
And I guess all that detention this week had thrown off my mental calendar, because I totally forgot that the Friday Thing would be happening in town.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
On the eve of the election, Zambia's Human Rights Commission said it was "actively monitoring arrests and detentions involving political candidates, supporters, journalists and other actors".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Over the course of months, investigators made a couple of detentions and conducted a few searches as the Guthrie family made a series of emotional pleas to the kidnappers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
On Wednesday, students demonstrated over the detentions of their fellow classmates, calling for their release.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The statute the government relied on for Black’s and G.M.’s detentions is the Immigration and Nationality Act.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
Seth, on the other hand, settled for lousy grades, routinely skipped his homework, and earned frequent detentions.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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