arrest
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While Castillo has been in jail since his arrest, Chavez was released on bail and sought asylum in the Mexican embassy in November 2025.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Immediately after his arrest, Pirro and Trump claimed they had definitive proof Hearn had caused more than $1,000 in damage.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Fire officials took 65-year-old Herbert Wayne Smith into custody on Monday around 7:45 p.m., according to arrest records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"But it's also about not letting that arrest your momentum because the only way you can land on your feet is through those difficult experiences."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Astonishingly, the sheriff, his gun still unholstered, says, “Leave now or I’ll arrest you.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
ICE is holding more than 65,000 detainees as the agency touts record-high arrests this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Some officials said carriers would prefer federal officers make arrests at TSA checkpoints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In the early hours of Thursday, two further arrests were made following Wednesday's unrest.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Michoacán’s governor said in a statement that the U.S. action was a “preventive” measure after recent high-profile arrests by the Mexican government of criminals accused of extortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The paper said the police were “following up leads” and “investigating clues,” but no arrests were made and gradually people stopped talking about it so much.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Two of the men arrested are in police custody.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Arendt began gathering evidence of Nazi antisemitism and was arrested in the summer of that year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In July, ICE reported it had arrested 51,000 people, the largest number in the Department of Homeland Security’s history, according to ABC News.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
He was spotted at the golf course again on Sunday and arrested.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Within days they arrested several Communists, who were tried and convicted.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
She told her arresting officers she did not know Levy's name but she had seen him in the area.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
That changed last year, attorneys said in the motion, citing an email from ICE headquarters in late May 2025 instructing field offices to begin arresting “collaterals,” or nontargets, en masse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
While “Confessions II” is a strong dance set with real variety and relentless drive, it’s not, by design, an arresting pop album.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
He is protected by thousands of Indigenous supporters who have so far prevented police from arresting him.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
He smiles, unlocking the door, and I’m wondering if I’ve been tricked and he’s arresting me after all, but there are no other policemen inside.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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