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Writer Alex O’Keefe, whom police detained last month in a viral seating dispute on a New York City train, is off the hook for alleged disorderly conduct.

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Criticism is escalating in the wake of a series of over-the-top ICE operations in the last week, including allegedly pepper spraying Chicago police and detaining children.

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“I’m not a U.S. citizen!” the guy yells, daring someone to detain him.

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The organisation said they were detained some time ago but it was not previously reported.

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Five people have been detained after an alleged attempted assassination of Ecuador's president, according to the government.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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