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Recent Examples of detainee
Congress created the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) in 2019 to investigate detainee deaths, detainee access to medical care, and employee misconduct, among other issues.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 May 2026
Yu missed the deadline to file documents showing Tovar had been let go and later missed another deadline set by the judge for proof that the detainee’s passport and driver’s license had been returned to him.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Joshua Jahn, 29, killed a detainee, injured two others and fatally shot himself.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If approved, the ceremony must take place privately inside the facility, with all expenses borne by the detainee or their spouse.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 7 May 2026
Yu missed the deadline to file documents showing Tovar had been let go and later missed another deadline set by the judge for proof that the detainee’s passport and driver’s license had been returned to him.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Joshua Jahn, 29, killed a detainee, injured two others and fatally shot himself.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If approved, the ceremony must take place privately inside the facility, with all expenses borne by the detainee or their spouse.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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The corporate defendants are both incorporated in New York.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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All defendants except Samuel Machado are expected to return for a status conference and further arraignment on July 30.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Using unique identifiers attached to each arrestee, The Post excluded a number of apparent duplicate arrests from its analysis.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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California Highway Patrol officers are assigned to the Express Lanes and those toll roads and can certainly see expired tags and choose to pull over offenders.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Davis was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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Alvarez, 41, was in MacArthur Park on May 18 when he was approached by two police officers, who initially mistook him as the suspect in a vehicle theft, according to a Justice Department news release and a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in the Central District of California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The neighbor alerted authorities, who later named Stephany Byrom, 48, as a suspect.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The fin on the fish’s back breaks the water first, then the delicate splay of its tail.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The bigger issue is that many systems still rely on information criminals may already have, such as birthdays, addresses and partial Social Security numbers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Iowa Republicans responded by branding Roberts a criminal and calling for an investigation of the district’s hiring practices.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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