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The defendants had been in custody since their arrests in late July and August 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

At the time, the departures left the office understaffed amid a glut of habeas corpus petition cases from federal immigration detainees challenging their arrests during the surge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The Geneva cantonal police said they had made "several arrests", adding after sunset that "no injuries have been reported so far".

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

"The officer involved has been removed from frontline duties, pending the outcome of the investigation. No arrests have been made."

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

His system worked well at identifying criminals with fake names and prior arrests, and it worked a lot better than the identification system it had replaced, which was no identification system at all.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day