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Recent Examples of detainee
If someone is detained under an immigration detainer request, the bill states that the governmental body should give the judge authority to either grant or deny the person’s release on bail as well as record in their file, comply with and inform the detainee of the immigration detainer request.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, groups that advocate for Palestinian prisoners said that Israeli authorities have confirmed the death of a detainee from Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
As Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo left a prison in San Francisco de Yare after a year and five months behind bars, his family appeared to be in shock.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
According to the release, the change would bring the ICE detainee population at the Adult Detention Centerdown to single digits.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, groups that advocate for Palestinian prisoners said that Israeli authorities have confirmed the death of a detainee from Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
As Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo left a prison in San Francisco de Yare after a year and five months behind bars, his family appeared to be in shock.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
According to the release, the change would bring the ICE detainee population at the Adult Detention Centerdown to single digits.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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The only other defendant in the case so far was Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving 20 years in prison.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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What happens when mentally ill defendants can’t be prosecuted?—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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Noem alleged the three arrestees helped organize the protest and said the trio is being charged with conspiracy to deprive rights in connection with the demonstration at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
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Despite the wholesale change in how California sentences juvenile offenders, outrage over the crime has not faded.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, the Associated Press reported that inmates at a Virginia facility that predominantly holds mentally ill offenders were hospitalized for hypothermia at least 13 times over the course of three years.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The biggest break in the case came earlier this week, when chilling video from her porch was recovered and showed a suspect approaching her home during the window when authorities say she was likely taken.—
Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, police in Minnesota can issue a citation that directly charges a suspect, typically with a low-level crime, absent a formal criminal complaint returned from city or county prosecutors.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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The saltwater fish are most often found in the Caspian Sea, but can be spotted in the South Atlantic regions of North America, the Black Sea and parts of the Pacific Northwest.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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The majority of fish killed were minnows, shiners, chubs, and dace.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
10 Feb. 2026
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There’s no word on ICE having a special decoder ring that tracks only the criminals.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Houser said that because the majority of Americans support removing serious criminals, the White House muddies the waters in an effort to maintain support for mass deportations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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