arrest
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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
He recited charges placed against Theo at the time of his arrest, along with the physical descriptions and information available about him.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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
ICE is holding more than 65,000 detainees as the agency touts record-high arrests this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
ICE made about one to three dozen arrests a day at U.S. airports last month, according to a government official familiar with the data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It said more than 17,000 arrests had been made since July 2024, a 122% increase on the previous two years, with a record number of immigration raids and arrests in the last six months.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Rather than cowing the students into submission, the arrests stiffened their resolve, and they returned to the streets with renewed conviction.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
When it did, in May 2025, a CPS team had to scramble to make an emergency charging decision overnight, because BTP had again arrested Levy and wanted him in court the next day.
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
Taele was arrested Sunday during his second visit to the golf course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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 had no idea that George Dasch had already confessed, and that everyone in Dasch's group had been arrested.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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
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
The police maintained that Fuller tried to prevent them from arresting the other man, a charge which Fuller denied.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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