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arrest

[uh-rest] / əˈrɛst /






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Jail records show that Davis was arrested in December by LAPD’s Transit officers on a suspicion of a felony.

From Los Angeles Times

District Judge John Tunheim said federal immigration agencies can continue lawful immigration operations in Minnesota, but can’t arrest or detain refugees who are seeking permanent status.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of 78 people arrested in Return to Sender, the Border Patrol had no prior knowledge of criminal or immigration history for 77 of them, according to an investigation by CalMatters, a nonprofit news organization.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carlisle Rivera, 50, was arrested in November 2024 before carrying out the plan that the US Justice Department said was directed by the government of Iran.

From Barron's

Yet Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mr. Guan in August after encountering him by chance, and he’s been in a jail in upstate New York since.

From The Wall Street Journal