detention camp

Example Sentences

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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

Aged 20, Ngamba was arrested, along with her brother Kennet, and sent from Manchester to a detention camp in London and at risk of being deported until being released a day later.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

Morris Foote, was taken prisoner, and escaped, with thrilling experiences, from a detention camp in South Carolina; while his brother, Lieut.

From The Story of Cooperstown by Birdsall, Ralph