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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
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
From July 2024 to June 2025, the NYPD received 3,672 requests for civil immigration detainers, up from just 99 detainer requests from the same time period a year prior.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
He was later released on bond and turned over to ICE in Hartford pursuant to an ICE detainer.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Before releasing Nurul Amin, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office honored the year-old immigration detainer and notified the Border Patrol.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2026
From July 2024 to June 2025, the NYPD received 3,672 requests for civil immigration detainers, up from just 99 detainer requests from the same time period a year prior.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
He was later released on bond and turned over to ICE in Hartford pursuant to an ICE detainer.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Before releasing Nurul Amin, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office honored the year-old immigration detainer and notified the Border Patrol.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainer
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Tuesday's protest came in response to the widespread detention of women and girls in Herat province in recent days by the Taliban's morality police force, for alleged violations of the group's rules on attire, which require women to cover their hair and faces.—
Ahmad Mukhtar,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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However, this is not a simple process, and millions of dollars’ worth of cargo can be held at a single time by CBP upon detention, disrupting the consistency of product supply and the scale of profitability.—
Paxton Honerkamp,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Immigration advocates warn that regular appropriations bills often include provisions that would require DHS to report to Congress or the public on spending, program updates and demographics of those detained.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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In a departure from the normal appropriations process, Republicans opted to fund the bulk of DHS with help from Democrats, while moving forward with funding for the department's immigration enforcement agencies on their own.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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In the weeks leading up to his imprisonment, Abu Safiya fought to maintain his composure as Israeli forces surrounded the hospital, releasing grainy video dispatches from the facility under siege.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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During the earlier dictatorship, Kim survived imprisonment and at least one attempt to kill him.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Detecting a seizure The technology proved especially valuable during one of Grayson's emergency room visits.—
Nicky Zizaza,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The seizure in Australia included two different species, dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Judge Nicole Hopps last month increased his minimum term of incarceration to 60 years after granting his request to correct the erroneous sentence.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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After the podcast fans brought the case to the attention of Odessa, Texas, police chief Michael Gerke (the podcast listener’s father), Reyos was exonerated in 2023 and awarded $80,000 per year of his incarceration by the state of Texas, amounting to almost $2 million.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 June 2026
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The backstory The Artist opened in 2024 as a takeover of the Gran Hotel Domine, a hotel that was built in 2002 following the museum’s inauguration in 1997.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Like Ernest Hemingway’s description of bankruptcy, Off Campus’s takeover of my phone happened gradually, then all at once.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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In his second term, Cleveland supported the gold standard, prevented the annexation of Hawaii, and authorized the use of Federal troops to end the Pullman Strike.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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The City Council resolved in February to limit future Foothills annexation.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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“Detainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainer. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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