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Recent Examples of detainee
Immigrant detention facilities overseen by ICE have struggled broadly to comply with some federal standards for care, hindering safety for staff and detainees, a Homeland Security Department inspector general found during 17 unannounced inspections from 2020-2023.
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Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Currently, local law enforcement agencies that participate in the program can only enforce it in county jails and only have the ability to hold undocumented immigrants in custody for up to 48 hours if a federal immigration agent sends a detainer request for a detainee.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Neither the Israeli government nor the Red Cross, whose workers had entered the Ofer prison to inspect the detainees before delivering them to Palestinian authorities, offered an explanation for the delay.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The first phase of the deal includes Hamas releasing a number of hostages, including women, in addition to older and wounded detainees, as Israel starts to withdraw from Gaza.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
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Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Currently, local law enforcement agencies that participate in the program can only enforce it in county jails and only have the ability to hold undocumented immigrants in custody for up to 48 hours if a federal immigration agent sends a detainer request for a detainee.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Neither the Israeli government nor the Red Cross, whose workers had entered the Ofer prison to inspect the detainees before delivering them to Palestinian authorities, offered an explanation for the delay.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The first phase of the deal includes Hamas releasing a number of hostages, including women, in addition to older and wounded detainees, as Israel starts to withdraw from Gaza.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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The Justice Department is asking the D.C. Circuit to find that Austin validly withdrew from the pretrial agreements and bar the military commission from conducting plea hearings, during which the defendants would enter guilty pleas.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The order would require the government to prove to a judge that there is a valid reason the defendant is in jail.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Fewer than one in three arrestees were charged with any offense, and most of those were for minor infractions like jaywalking, littering, and blocking sidewalks.—
V.N. Trinh / Made by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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The oldest arrestee appears to be one Noah Cohen, who just turned 57.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2024
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Police were able to spot a suspect dressed in all black lying under the boardwalk.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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Ruben Gonzalez and Mercado were identified as suspects and arrest and search warrants were obtained for them and their homes.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some safe fish options include salmon, haddock, flounder, freshwater tuna, and shrimp.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the reservoirs will be filled with the endangered smelt fish California worked to save.—
William Choslovsky,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2025
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It’s widely expected that the administration will first seek to deport criminals who are in this country illegally.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Jan. 2025
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Dave Chappelle not only touched on the L.A. County wildfires during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live but also spoofed the evacuations by pretending to be a criminal with a whole lot to hide.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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