detention
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After nine months in a detention centre, she was released under an i-220B Order of Supervision which grants the right to remain in the US but carries the constant threat of deportation.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Aaron Baer, Sey’s podcast co-host and president of the Center for Christian Virtue, said that after speaking with his colleague in detention, neither man’s position on immigration enforcement had changed.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
No record of Gutierrez’s arrest appears in an online database maintained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which oversees county jails, suggesting that he may have been booked in the LAPD’s detention facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
And even if they could work, or drive, or leave the house, there was fear of getting picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sent to detention centers, and deported to Haiti.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
He didn’t want to be at school—and he had an extra hour for detention coming his way.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Haitian detentions in four Ohio jails had shot up more than 140 percent in the first five weeks since the end of their protected status, according to a report from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
She attempted to register her brother with local human-rights groups that track political detentions in Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The detentions came a day after the federal home ministry announced that Jantar Mantar, long associated with public protests in Delhi, would no longer be a designated protest venue.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Police did not respond to questions on detentions or their actions during a news conference on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Their parents are called and lunch detentions are handed out, along with Saturday school for those with previous infractions.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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