take into custody

Example Sentences

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The measure would require the state corrections department to take into custody people who are charged or convicted under the measure if local or county law enforcement agencies don’t have enough space to house them.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

He pointed to a provision adopted by Congress in 1996 that said federal authorities “shall take into custody any alien” with an “aggravated felony” in their past.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

But it is not clear how many people Immigration and Customs Enforcement might choose to take into custody, and the agency did not immediately clarify.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

It said federal authorities “shall take into custody any alien” convicted of certain crimes, some serious and some minor, “when the alien is released.”

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2019

But since he turned out to be a crazy fellow, whom the police had to take into custody, his "demonstrations" did not make much impression on the public.

From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)