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Recent Examples of detainee
The Trump administration has sent about a dozen migrants to South Sudan, according to lawyers representing some of the detainees.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 May 2025
When lawyers representing detainees sought to contact them on Tuesday, officials at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Texas said that at least one person, originally from Myanmar, had already been removed to South Sudan, according to a declaration from their attorney.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 May 2025
The Phelps County Jail has a long history of holding detainees for the federal government.
—Jesse Bogan, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
But the detainee had been held for two years, which, Souter noted, undermined the claim of an emergency and an imminent threat to national security.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 May 2025
When lawyers representing detainees sought to contact them on Tuesday, officials at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Texas said that at least one person, originally from Myanmar, had already been removed to South Sudan, according to a declaration from their attorney.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 May 2025
The Phelps County Jail has a long history of holding detainees for the federal government.
—Jesse Bogan, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
But the detainee had been held for two years, which, Souter noted, undermined the claim of an emergency and an imminent threat to national security.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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In that joint filing, the lawyers for the defendants said the Trump order only serves to make their case stronger, reinforcing their arguments that such claims are preempted by both the U.S. Constitution and federal law and must be dismissed.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The trial for seven of the eight defendants began in March, with the eighth due to be tried by jury after the initial proceedings finish.—
Cecilia Domínguez,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Republican legislators, however, say the cities must additionally honor ICE detainers, which require holding arrestees longer than legally allowed.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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The last monthly figure available from ICE is September 2024, when 4,080 of its arrestees were removed during that month.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The robbery suspect left in a Ford Escape prior to deputies arriving, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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The suspect then got up and fired his gun three times, hitting the SUV’s windshield, according to police.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2025
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Authorities also found a pile of fish heads on the property and Smith admitted to poisoning them, according to court records.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
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The famous fish fete tees off a weekend of fundraising and party business as the South Carolina Democratic Party convenes for their state convention.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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Or even those Californians, such as many in San Francisco and Los Angeles, who are just fed up with the perception that California is soft on criminals.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The Forgotten Gender Nonconformists of the Old West Livia Gershon April 27, 2018 In the Old West, cross-dressing was sometimes a disguise for criminals on the lam.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 May 2025
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