detention facility
Example Sentences
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By the time I arrived, the scene outside Delaney Hall, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, had become quiet.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
A group of immigrants at a detention facility in Southern California launched a hunger strike this week to protest inhumane conditions, according to a coalition of immigrant rights groups.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Annie told me that the ICE agents who arrested her and took her to the detention facility were incredibly kind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"Deisy is out of the detention facility and we're going home today," he said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Bella told me he’d had problems at a New Jersey detention facility for minors, where he’d been a counselor/guard—some of the kids had escaped during his watch.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
