detention center
noun
1
: a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept for a period of time
2
: a place where people who have committed crimes are kept as punishment
She spent several months in a detention center for women.
a juvenile detention center
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The airport has been the site of ICE flights to Texas since 2013, as undocumented immigrants are transported from a Chicago-area detention center after a judge has ordered their deportation.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has estimated substantial costs for deportation logistics, including air transportation, and has said the daily cost for a bed for one adult in a detention center is about $165.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Atkins is charged with felony intimidation, drug possession and smuggling contraband in a county detention center, according to jail records.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A state prison, a juvenile detention facility, three county jails and a federal detention center sit just outside the Border 2 fire’s evacuation zone.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has estimated substantial costs for deportation logistics, including air transportation, and has said the daily cost for a bed for one adult in a detention center is about $165.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Atkins is charged with felony intimidation, drug possession and smuggling contraband in a county detention center, according to jail records.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A state prison, a juvenile detention facility, three county jails and a federal detention center sit just outside the Border 2 fire’s evacuation zone.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Detention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detention%20center. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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