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as in detention
the state of being held in lawful custody
keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours
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as in appropriation
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
she filed an action for unlawful detainer of land after nonpayment of rent
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Recent Examples of detainer
This indicates that in more than half of the cases, individuals encountered by local police were subsequently subject to federal immigration holds or detainer requests following an arrest or stop.
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Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
The Orlando Police Department instead took him to jail, where he was booked on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer request.
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Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2026
At issue in the case was the Boston Trust Act, which prohibits Boston Police and other city departments from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration detainers.
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Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
Clifford said the program will streamline placing detainers on people already in custody at the jail.
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Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
26 May 2026
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Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
The Orlando Police Department instead took him to jail, where he was booked on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer request.
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Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2026
At issue in the case was the Boston Trust Act, which prohibits Boston Police and other city departments from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration detainers.
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Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
Clifford said the program will streamline placing detainers on people already in custody at the jail.
—
Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainer
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Noncitizens have testified about similar conditions at supposedly temporary ICE detention facilities around the country.
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The administration pivoted last year to new detention tactics and has made fewer courthouse arrests than earlier this year, according to legal experts.
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Under an existing state appropriations restraint, also known as the Gann Limit, lawmakers cannot spend more than an amount determined by a formula that takes annual tax proceeds, changes to the population and cost of living into consideration.
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The university said its administrators planned as if the State of Michigan appropriation would remain the same as last year.
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Glenn Middleton is facing a maximum of 20 years in prison, plus a minimum of five years imprisonment consecutive if found guilty of other charges.
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Those causes carried timeless moral weight that outlasted Gandhi’s assassination and Mandela’s nearly three decades of imprisonment.
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The cocaine seizure follows a string of other major drug busts in Australia.
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During one trip home from the doctor, his wife had a seizure that depleted her portable oxygen tank.
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In the movie Invictus, Nelson Mandela refers to the poem by the same name as something that sustained him during his 27 years of incarceration.
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Layne’s group has pushed county leaders to fund a continuous drug addiction treatment program, expanding access for those who need it both during and after incarceration.
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The Tartan Army, as they are called, waged an unprecedented peaceful takeover of Miami leading up to tonight’s game.
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The board also approved a separation agreement for Karen Molinar, the district’s superintendent before the TEA takeover.
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His invitation for me was to go to Vienna for a festival called Republic of Love to give a talk about the rise of fascism at ORF, which is the radio station where Hitler announced the annexation of Austria.
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That would deliver on the promise of development for 50 acres of land on the western portion of the site, which joined the city as part of a more than 1,300-acre annexation a decade ago.
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“Detainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainer. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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