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Recent Examples of detainee
The next morning, his son’s girlfriend checked ICE’s detainee locator, which gives the name and address of the detention center where someone is being held, but his son was no longer listed as being in federal custody.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The facility had no recording of whether staff had offered a meal to any detainee who’d been in a hold room for more than six hours, the inspection report noted.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
As of early August, the jail had an average daily ICE detainee population of 256, according to TRAC, a research organization at Syracuse University that tracks government data.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Newsweek confirmed in the ICE detainee tracker that Taylor is currently held at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The facility had no recording of whether staff had offered a meal to any detainee who’d been in a hold room for more than six hours, the inspection report noted.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
As of early August, the jail had an average daily ICE detainee population of 256, according to TRAC, a research organization at Syracuse University that tracks government data.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Newsweek confirmed in the ICE detainee tracker that Taylor is currently held at the Stewart Detention Center in Georgia.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
Noun
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The declaration also names the FBI, the DOJ, and the Executive Office of the President as defendants.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even when a private attorney takes on a public defender case, the lower reimbursement rate compared to full-paying clients incentivizes attorneys to cut a quick deal, risking the defendant’s legal outcome, according to a report from the Sixth Amendment Center.—
MARGARET SHREINER,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Money bail became more common around the turn of the 20th century with the rise of commercial bail bonds, in which a bail bond business would front the bail money, charging the arrestee a portion of the bail amount as a fee.—
Christine Scott-Hayward,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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The civil offense also affects the type of judge who will hear the case, whether an arrestee is entitled to legal representation and how quickly the Department of Homeland Security can remove someone from the United States.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Just this morning, DHS took violent offenders off the streets with arrests for assault, DUI, and felony stalking.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead of a sense of outrage leading to a search for a better solution for repeat violent offenders, her death generated calls for collective retribution and vigilante justice.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kirk was killed in Utah on Wednesday and the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was caught after his father turned him in to authorities on Friday.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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After being discovered outside the Gladstone Road address, the baby was taken to the hospital, the release noted, without naming the then 25-year-old suspect.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Submit a photo and information about each fish to qualify.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The menu is global and playful, yet reliable, with some classic North American restaurant staples (hummus, $21, fish tacos, $23 for two, and Cajun blackened chicken, $39) and some Asian and Latin American inspired dishes (sake glazed Chilean seabass, $51, truffle udon carbonara, $27).—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Our research suggests that the vast majority of Republican voters want to close loopholes that allow criminals and dangerous people to get their hands on guns.—
Gabby Giffords,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The days of letting dangerous criminals terrorize American citizens are over.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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