detained

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Mehrab was arrested back in 2022, during nationwide protests that followed the death in police custody of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, who had been detained for not wearing her veil properly.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Customs and Border Protection, acting on the warrant, detained Marquez as he returned to the country through the border checkpoint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Khalil cannot legally be detained again or deported pending appeals of other legal orders, they argue.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Gerardo Mérida, a retired Mexican army general who served as public security secretary in northwestern Sinaloa state, was detained in a case that has rocked diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The largest black newspaper, the World, with a circulation of over two hundred thousand, was shut down, its journalists and editor, Percy Qoboza, detained.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane