detaining

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On June 6, 2025, federal agents raided a downtown garment business, detaining workers and arresting labor leader David Huerta, head of Service Employees International Union California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down, detaining and deporting more than 13,000 foreign nationals involved in online scams since early last year.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The people detaining him weren’t sharing any information, and he still hadn’t heard a news report.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Federal immigration agents have been arresting and detaining "bad people", Homan said, including 14 charged with homicide and 139 with assault, as well as 87 sex offenders and 28 gang members.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

“They’re detaining every man between sixteen and sixty. They’ve been told to assemble at the tower of the chateau. Then they will be marched to Fort National at low tide. God be with them.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr