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

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Police said that while arrests have been made, the investigation is ongoing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

During the 2024 Paris Olympics, authorities detected 355 drone incursions, leading to 81 arrests, according to a French National Assembly report.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Essentially,” the D.H.C. concluded, “bokanovskification consists of a series of arrests of development. We check the normal growth and, paradoxically enough, the egg responds by budding.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley