detention

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The former leader is serving his sentence in a federal police jail in Brasilia, the capital, after being deemed a flight risk and removed from home detention.

From BBC

The man was taken into immigration detention this week in Brisbane and is due to face court in January.

From BBC

He was calling from San Bernardino County, where he’d been held in an immigration detention center for months.

From Los Angeles Times

The next month, Slater Slater Schulman ran more than 700 radio ads in Los Angeles seeking juvenile detention abuse claims, according to X Ante, a company that tracks mass tort advertisements.

From Los Angeles Times

After returning to the U.S. in June, Abrego Garcia was most recently released from detention on Dec. 11, but still faces charges.

From Barron's