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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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for arrestee
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