1
as in detention
the state of being held in lawful custody
keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours
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2
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
But his bail proceedings were halted, and on June 18, he was turned over to ICE, which placed a detainer on him and put him in a detention center.
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a detainer and transferred her to the South Texas ICE Processing Center on May 29.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
At that, Volpe entered a detention/detainer order on Gorman.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
The ruling bars local law enforcement from keeping someone in their custody solely based on a civil immigration detainer issued by federal officials.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 June 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a detainer and transferred her to the South Texas ICE Processing Center on May 29.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
At that, Volpe entered a detention/detainer order on Gorman.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
The ruling bars local law enforcement from keeping someone in their custody solely based on a civil immigration detainer issued by federal officials.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainer
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The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist just released from ICE detention, was in the front row.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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The measure marks only the second appropriations bill Republicans have been able to pass for 2026, after GOP appropriators said the effort to pass Trump’s tax and spending cuts megabill dominated the party’s focus over the past few months.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 July 2025
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But in a recent Senate appropriations hearing on the rescission, several Republican senators pressed for changes in the $9.4 billion in spending cuts the OMB asked Congress to eliminate.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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Exposure can lead to vomiting, slow heart rate, irregular heartbeat and seizures.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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In making arrests, the federal government allegedly went against both immigration laws and the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, the plaintiffs argue.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The divorced father of three said he was detained in 2013 following an incarceration for violating probation related to a drug offense.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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This panel will examine mass incarceration through multiple lenses and how the criminal justice system serves as a point of crisis of public health, black wealth building, voter disenfranchisement, and family structure.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The takeover led to a mass resignation of appointees and advisors, including Shonda Rhimes and Renée Fleming.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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But the federal government’s takeover presents a unique opportunity to reclaim the future of the Penn-area neighborhood.—
Tony Simone,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
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In 2020, Patinkin narrated a video for the New Israel Fund opposing the annexation of the West Bank.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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Trump has expressed similar annexation desires about Canada and Greenland.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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“Detainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainer. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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