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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.
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Police said 28 arrestees, who were charged with lower level crimes and would have otherwise been released, were surrendered to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
In the coming weeks, at least 500 troops will join the 1,200 National Guard personnel already assigned to carry out administrative duties at immigration enforcement offices in more than a dozen red states – including DNA swabbing and fingerprinting arrestees, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
But if the immigrant is arrested for a separate criminal offense, the 72-hour clock may not start until the other offense is charged or dropped — for all arrestees, state law prescribes a two-day time limit for that — or bail is granted and paid.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
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Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Police said 28 arrestees, who were charged with lower level crimes and would have otherwise been released, were surrendered to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
In the coming weeks, at least 500 troops will join the 1,200 National Guard personnel already assigned to carry out administrative duties at immigration enforcement offices in more than a dozen red states – including DNA swabbing and fingerprinting arrestees, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
But if the immigrant is arrested for a separate criminal offense, the 72-hour clock may not start until the other offense is charged or dropped — for all arrestees, state law prescribes a two-day time limit for that — or bail is granted and paid.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrestee. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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arrestee
noun
ar·res·tee
ə-ˌres-ˈtē 
: a person who is or was under arrest
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