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detention center

[dih-ten-shuhn sen-ter] / dɪˈtɛn ʃən ˌsɛn tər /


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I knew where they were the last time I spoke to them, they were at X detention center.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

Garces Perez says doctors couldn’t remove the bullet because it had lodged near his spine and ICE wanted to move him to a detention center, where he remains in custody.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Over the weekend, a Salvadoran immigrant being held at the notorious Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey died after experiencing a medical emergency, the second death the facility has seen since December.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

District Judge Maxine M. Chesney appointed Anandkumar to ensure compliance with her February order that ICE provide “constitutionally adequate healthcare” at the detention center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Most of the Central Americans go to reunite with a parent, say counselors at a detention center in Texas where the INS houses the largest number of the unaccompanied children it catches.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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