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Recent Examples of detainer Federal courts have agreed, not just in this case but others, finding that the feds lack the statutory authority to issue these detainers and that localities lack the legal rationale to actually honor them. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024 Per court records, Parra Pulgar, a Venezuelan national, is also being held on a detainer filed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 This was the second time a detainer request was lodged for him in less than six months. Bethany Blankley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024 Under current New York City’s sanctuary policies, local authorities are largely prevented from honoring ICE detainer requests, with some exemptions including for those convicted of violent or serious crimes. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for detainer 
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Noun
  • The measure calls for the detention of a broad group of migrants, including individuals permitted to enter the U.S. to seek asylum, if they have been accused of theft, burglary or shoplifting.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Machado's detention has further intensified global criticism of Maduro's regime.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Yee-Wallace questioned whether the remaining damages — the punitive damages — would come from a state Department of Administration fund or Boise State’s general appropriations.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Anderson gave us the Puzzle bag, the Gate bag, and a celebrated high-fashion appropriation of the humble market tote.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Taking a dosage too high could result in seizures and hospitalization.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Officers obtained a search and seizure warrant for the home and found additional firearms, high-capacity magazines and ammunition, according to police.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Since the program's inception in 1996, less than 3 percent of RTA members have returned to prison—a sharp contrast to the roughly 40 percent that return to prison within three years—underscoring the potential of art in breaking cycles of incarceration.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • His research is focused on the effects of incarceration and looking at ways to preserve the dignity of those who, like himself, have been impacted by the criminal justice system.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While police said the report of a migrant takeover was unfounded, there was at least one homicide this year at the complex where the offenders and victims were Venezuelan.
    Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Nashville, Tennessee, added to the Southern takeover at #7.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump's annexation plans face obvious political and legal barriers.
    CAT ZAKRZEWSKI AND MARIANA ALFARO THE WASHINGTON POST, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has commented on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Greenland proposal, drawing parallels between the plan and Russia's annexation of several Ukrainian regions.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Detainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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