in detention
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: in a prison or similar place
Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours.
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Medical experts previously told Newsweek that the case raises concerns about health screening in detention facilities.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
According to the Cristosal report, government officials now operates with criminal logic, charging desperate relatives hefty bribes in exchange for access to information, visits, or the improvements in detention conditions.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Moscow repeatedly denied holding him, despite numerous accounts from fellow prisoners placing him in detention facilities in Russia.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The performance will raise money for ImmDef’s Bond Fund, which helps immigrants in detention secure release and reunite with their families.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
According to the Cristosal report, government officials now operates with criminal logic, charging desperate relatives hefty bribes in exchange for access to information, visits, or the improvements in detention conditions.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Moscow repeatedly denied holding him, despite numerous accounts from fellow prisoners placing him in detention facilities in Russia.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The performance will raise money for ImmDef’s Bond Fund, which helps immigrants in detention secure release and reunite with their families.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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“In detention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20detention. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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