in detention
idiom
: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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Visiting clients in detention is an all-day commitment because there are no immigration detention centers in Connecticut.
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Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
Farmers worried that their workforce would vanish — either locked up in detention centers or forced into the shadows for fear of arrest — just as their labor was needed most.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him in Texas and placed him in detention.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
The newest data released last week by DHS showed a drop in the number of immigrants in detention across the country for the first time since January — from 49,184 on May 4 to 48,870 on May 18 — but the shift could be due to existing detention facilities reaching capacity.
—Casey Smith, IndyStar, 30 May 2025
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Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
Farmers worried that their workforce would vanish — either locked up in detention centers or forced into the shadows for fear of arrest — just as their labor was needed most.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him in Texas and placed him in detention.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
The newest data released last week by DHS showed a drop in the number of immigrants in detention across the country for the first time since January — from 49,184 on May 4 to 48,870 on May 18 — but the shift could be due to existing detention facilities reaching capacity.
—Casey Smith, IndyStar, 30 May 2025
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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