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For years, Myles presided over what was then known as bond court, the notoriously chaotic place for first appearances for new arrestees.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The agency has touted efforts to arrest violent criminals, though public records of their first weeks in Chicago show the majority of arrestees didn't have violent criminal records.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The panel of judges did acknowledge immigration officials were wrong to subject all individual arrestees to mandatory detention.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2025
Users can search the website for arrests by state, the country that the arrestee is originally from, and other information, such as crime or name.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The agency has touted efforts to arrest violent criminals, though public records of their first weeks in Chicago show the majority of arrestees didn't have violent criminal records.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The panel of judges did acknowledge immigration officials were wrong to subject all individual arrestees to mandatory detention.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2025
Users can search the website for arrests by state, the country that the arrestee is originally from, and other information, such as crime or name.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrestee. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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arrestee
noun
ar·res·tee
ə-ˌres-ˈtē 
: a person who is or was under arrest
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