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Advocates, defense attorneys and even some prosecutors have long sounded the alarm about the problems that could arise from ICE using state criminal courts as staging grounds for federal immigration enforcement.—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026 Those include preventing Iran from ever having a nuclear weapon, wiping out its navy, and eliminating its ability to be a staging ground for terrorists.—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026 Belarus has acted as a staging ground for the invasion of Ukraine.—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026 The Highland Theater can be her staging ground for said communist-like situation.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for staging ground