in detention
idiom
: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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Nationwide, that will fund the hiring of 3,000 new Border Patrol agents and 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officials, as well as 80,000 additional beds in detention facilities.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Most of the hearing before Pitts on Monday involved technical discussion of the law regarding class-action lawsuits and conditions in detention facilities, including how long people were detained at the short-term holding areas adjacent to immigration courts.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
After spending more than a week in detention, the 13-year-old accused of vandalizing a statue of Marty Brennanman has gone home with his maternal grandmother.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Jerusalem — An American teenager held in an Israeli prison without trial for more than eight months will remain in detention for at least another week and a half, despite growing pressure from US lawmakers for his release.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Most of the hearing before Pitts on Monday involved technical discussion of the law regarding class-action lawsuits and conditions in detention facilities, including how long people were detained at the short-term holding areas adjacent to immigration courts.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
After spending more than a week in detention, the 13-year-old accused of vandalizing a statue of Marty Brennanman has gone home with his maternal grandmother.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Jerusalem — An American teenager held in an Israeli prison without trial for more than eight months will remain in detention for at least another week and a half, despite growing pressure from US lawmakers for his release.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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