arresting
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The protest erupted after federal agents conducted simultaneous immigration raids at the company’s Camarillo and Carpinteria locations, arresting more than 300 workers without documentation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Most arresting, though, are the four playground designs, two of which were summarily vetoed by Moses and all of which radically departed from convention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
It claimed that ICE agents were carefully following this “reasoned” guidance when arresting noncitizens at immigration court.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
The Metropolitan Police has said it will resume arresting protesters for supporting the proscribed group Palestine Action.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
He was arresting me for driving without a license.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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