detain

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Among them were two nephews the DEA would later detain: Efraín Campo Flores and Franqui Flores de Freitas, both raised by Flores after one of her sisters died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The AEA allows the government to detain and deport citizens of hostile foreign nations in times of war or during an "invasion or predatory incursion."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office wrote in the statement to ProPublica that deputies do not make any decisions on who to detain — they report suspects to ICE, and ICE makes the decision.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

On Wednesday, the court allowed prosecutors to detain him for five days to enable detectives to conduct further investigations.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

They won't lift a finger to help Xenocrates, or to detain you.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman