custody
Example Sentences
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They said he entered the U.S. at an unknown date and will remain in ICE custody pending the outcome of his removal proceedings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The driver of the tipper, a 29-year-old man from Kent, was arrested in connection with the incident and taken into custody.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Joseph’s wife, Kendra Duggar, was arrested by Tontitown authorities on March 20, two days after her husband was taken into custody on the charges out of Florida.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
A source following the case, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man in his early twenties from a Paris suburb had been charged with "terrorist criminal conspiracy" and remanded in custody.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
She informed them that Stanislav Rada had been taken into custody and was being flown to a secret location somewhere in the north of France.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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