detention center

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Federal immigration officials had once again flouted his authority by keeping a man locked up in a California City detention center after Nunley ordered him released.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

"Our priority is to get her out of this detention center and repatriate her to France. Given her health, she won't last a month in such conditions of detention," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It also includes a massive detention center to be built in New Hampshire that can hold tens of thousands of detainees.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

But, Carlos said by phone from the detention center, “I have my moments where I don’t know how much longer I can last.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

It was one step away from a real juvenile detention center.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz