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Affidavits from five Cuban men described being forced onto buses on several occasions and driven to Santa Teresa, N.M., a remote, one-lane border crossing where tumbleweeds pile up against an 18-foot-tall border wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Affidavits are detailed documents about an investigation that law enforcement officers submit to judges in hopes that they will approve their applications for search warrants.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022

Affidavits for warrants are typically sworn to by federal agents and are used to persuade judges that it is worth invading someone's privacy to collect proof of violations of the law.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2022

Affidavits for warrants are typically sworn to by federal agents and are used to convince judges that it is worth invading someone’s privacy to collect proof of violations of the law.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2022

Affidavits may possibly be multiplied, although you say, 'Here, then, is the whole!'

From Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published by Monk, Maria