detention
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The Venice Police Department in Venice, Fla., tallied one federal immigration detention in September 2025 and has since requested a total of $895,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Johal was granted bail at Delhi High Court on 18 September, but has only now been released from detention.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
For much of his detention, Castillo had his own cell, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
During reviews of detention centers around the state last year, Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
A bunch of kids who were in detention with my grandfather shoot him high-five signs when they pass.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
It also underscores how U.S. ties with China are fraying over detentions, trade clashes and geopolitical tensions even as Trump works to curry favor with Xi as a fellow superpower leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The detentions were reported to the US-led International Monitoring and Implementation Mechanism, which oversees security coordination between Israel and Lebanon.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Asked about the detentions, China's foreign ministry said Beijing "manages religious affairs in accordance with the law".
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Over the course of months, investigators made a couple of detentions and conducted a few searches as the Guthrie family made a series of emotional pleas to the kidnappers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“You will both do your detentions this evening.”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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