detention camp
Example Sentences
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The group - thought by authorities to be the wives and children of IS fighters - have been stuck in Roj detention camp until now, with the Australian government refusing to officially repatriate them.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Escape attempts from the largest detention camp in northeast Syria, Al Hol, have increased this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
These long-standing facilities were joined this month by a slapdash detention camp in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025
They raided landmarks such as the Biltmore and Beverly Hills hotels, and a detention camp was set up in Los Angeles’ Elysian Park to temporarily house the people picked up.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024
But York was assigned to the command of his prisoners, to carry them back to a detention camp.
From Sergeant York And His People by Cowan, Sam K. (Sam Kinkade)
