detention facility
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Amid statues and posters of the Virgen de Guadalupe was a rosary that a man had made of hardened bread during his months in an immigration detention facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Office assistants popped confetti streamers for a man recently released on bond from the Adelanto immigration detention facility, which Navarrete visits at least once a week, after she successfully petitioned a judge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The US government says Al-Marimi admitted bombing the plane along with Megrahi and Fhimah when he was questioned in a Libyan detention facility in 2012.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
It is home to an immigration detention facility, and was used by the Australian government as a quarantine site during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Wes went back to school immediately after leaving the juvenile detention facility, the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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