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Recent Examples of detainee
His account closely resembles images broadcast in a February report on Israeli television about a detainee camp in southern Israel showing blindfolded men kneeling in tight rows, surrounded by armed guards.
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Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025
Several attorneys whose clients have been transferred noted that many of the courts where detainees from Otay Mesa have gone have higher asylum denial rates than the San Diego facility.
—Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Despite this, many detainees participated in the classes for camaraderie and the opportunity to engage in some form of creative expression.
—Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
The military also is allowing ICE to detain undocumented immigrants at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado, according to multiple news reports.
ICE operates six detention facilities in California, with capacity for nearly 7,200 detainees, and is pressing to expand.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025
Several attorneys whose clients have been transferred noted that many of the courts where detainees from Otay Mesa have gone have higher asylum denial rates than the San Diego facility.
—Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Despite this, many detainees participated in the classes for camaraderie and the opportunity to engage in some form of creative expression.
—Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
The military also is allowing ICE to detain undocumented immigrants at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado, according to multiple news reports.
ICE operates six detention facilities in California, with capacity for nearly 7,200 detainees, and is pressing to expand.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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Sign and Release Warrants Many people don’t change their address on their licenses, which leads to a defendant potentially not receiving their mail, which in some cases may be a summons to appear for a low level offense.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Interim U.S. Attorney Edward Martin, who was a lawyer for Jan. 6 defendants and was appointed to his new post minutes after President Trump was sworn in, has in recent weeks publicly vowed to defend Musk and DOGE.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s new Administration is poised to alter existing guidelines so that even more arrestees can enter deportation proceedings.—
Jessica Pishko,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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Fewer than one in three arrestees were charged with any offense, and most of those were for minor infractions like jaywalking, littering, and blocking sidewalks.—
V.N. Trinh / Made by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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Cops released photos Saturday of three suspects wanted in the fatal shooting of a teenager on a Bronx street last week.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Neither the victim nor the suspect have been named.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Elvi's Kitchen is now a favorite with locals and tourists alike for dishes like fresh fish prepared in Maya adobo sauce and even unique vegan and vegetarian dishes like coconut ceviche and curry.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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What's good for fish may be good for robots, too, as researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have developed an artificial gill that can extract oxygen from seawater to run fuel cells to power robotic sea gliders on long missions.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
1 Feb. 2025
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Many citizens have come to believe that for too long, the rights of criminals have trumped the rights of citizens to be safe and free from violence.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Doing so will also mitigate the economic impacts, as criminals do not contribute to the American economy.—
Douglas Schoen,
Orange County Register,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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