in detention
idiom
: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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By the numbers: ICE currently only has around 38,000 people in detention — prioritizing noncitizens the border patrol arrested at the Southwest Border and noncitizens with criminal histories, according to ICE's annual report.
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Since then, five have died in detention, including two children.
—Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, critics fear migrants would be placed in detention without due process.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
The school even revised its dress code to outlaw the shirts, and put students in detention for wearing them.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Since then, five have died in detention, including two children.
—Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Nonetheless, critics fear migrants would be placed in detention without due process.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
The school even revised its dress code to outlaw the shirts, and put students in detention for wearing them.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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