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Captured at an army checkpoint, he was soon freed because an arrest warrant had been suspended so he could participate in the Total Peace talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

In the weeks after Ellsberg’s arrest, reporters waited outside his apartment.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

No arrests were made at the time and the investigation was closed pending any new lines of inquiry.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Immigration raids in the first six months of this year increased to 7,270, a 31% increase on the same period last year, leading to 4,756 arrests, a 20% rise.

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

Officers at ICE had made occasional arrests at airports over the past year, but the agency has since stepped up enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The arrest of Zeitoun and the other three men on Claiborne Avenue was one of two arrests Gonzales made while he was in New Orleans.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

Ten people were arrested, some media reported, but the toll was not initially confirmed by authorities.

From Barron's ● 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

The Gestapo arrested Karl and Rudi and a third boy, Gerhard Düwer, also seventeen, who had simply read the flyers and failed to report them.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

After immigration agents began arresting people in courthouses, many immigrants grew wary of showing up for court proceedings, which has aided the increase in removal orders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Having been caught out, the force stepped up its efforts to investigate who was behind the illegal event, eventually arresting more than 40 people and charging 25, several of whom have now been convicted.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju defended the government on Tuesday, saying it had acted swiftly after the exam paper leaks by arresting several people.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

It works because her voice is singularly arresting, yet it’s no single sound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

But there was an arresting fascination in his voice, like the movement of wind and light on a meadow, and as its rhythm entered into his hearers the whole burrow became silent.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams