detention facility

Example Sentences

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"Deisy is out of the detention facility and we're going home today," he said.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Annie told me that the ICE agents who arrested her and took her to the detention facility were incredibly kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Broadview processing and detention facility has become locally and nationally famous as the subject of lawsuits, investigations and public outcry over the treatment of detainees.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Later in the evening, police officers, some on horseback, moved in on a smaller group of demonstrators around the corner from the federal detention facility.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

“Oh, I’m not staying in a detention facility on this side of the border,” Velia said, shaking her head.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall