in detention
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: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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Otherwise, Soliman is spending time in detention acting as an ad-hoc chaplain to others, attorneys said.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 July 2025
Immigrants forced to eat 'like a dog' in detention centers
ICE detention facilities across the country are becoming overcrowded and conditions are deteriorating, according to a July 21 Human Rights Watch report.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 July 2025
The administration's actions, which include a marked increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and substantial emphasis in detention facilities, have underscored this focus.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
The attorney says Sánchez was placed in detention in the U.S. for nine months and initially faced deportation back to Cuba.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 July 2025
Immigrants forced to eat 'like a dog' in detention centers
ICE detention facilities across the country are becoming overcrowded and conditions are deteriorating, according to a July 21 Human Rights Watch report.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 July 2025
The administration's actions, which include a marked increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and substantial emphasis in detention facilities, have underscored this focus.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
The attorney says Sánchez was placed in detention in the U.S. for nine months and initially faced deportation back to Cuba.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 18 July 2025
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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