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

The Foreign Office's website advice on not travelling to Iran states: "Having a British passport or connections to the UK can be reason enough for the Iranian authorities to detain you."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Ramos made headlines in January when a photo emerged of the 5-year-old with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer while other officers attempted to detain his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, at their home in Minneapolis.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

“Commander Jameson asked me to detain you,” he says.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu