take into custody
Example Sentences
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He pointed to a provision adopted by Congress in 1996 that said federal authorities “shall take into custody any alien” with an “aggravated felony” in their past.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022
But it is not clear how many people ICE might choose to take into custody, and the agency did not immediately clarify.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021
But it is not clear how many people Immigration and Customs Enforcement might choose to take into custody, and the agency did not immediately clarify.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021
It said federal authorities “shall take into custody any alien” convicted of certain crimes, some serious and some minor, “when the alien is released.”
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2019
On the 21st of November a warrant was issued to the Keeper of the Gate House, London, "to take into custody the person of Touret for corresponding with the King's enemies."
From Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson by Radisson, Pierre Esprit
