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detainee

[dih-tey-nee, dee-tey-nee] / dɪˈteɪ ni, ˌdi teɪˈni /




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The team analyzed internal documents and detainee records, and interviewed detention staff and 194 detainees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Moving forward, members must identify detainees by name at least two business days in advance of a visit and provide a signed consent form from each detainee.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"We have written in the letter that we released your detainee here, so you should release our detainee there as well," his son said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Despite growing resistance from some state and local leaders, the administration seeks to open additional ICE facilities in warehouses across Texas and the country to handle an exploding detainee population.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The detainee who is wise enough to realize this will never find any cause for complaint, but only all conceivable help, to erase the memory of what he had been accused of.

From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther




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