1
as in detentions
the state of being held in lawful custody
keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours
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as in appropriations
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 detainers
The Minnesota Department of Corrections has been honoring ICE detainers and cooperating with federal authorities, Homan said Thursday.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Police said Acevedo has been released on bond, while AlarconSanchez and Derce Lara are being held on immigration detainers.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Homan confirmed the Minnesota Department of Corrections has been honoring federal immigration detainers, and that will expand.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
At the Dakota County jail, for instance, ICE placed roughly 80 detainers last year, said Sheriff Joe Leko.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
All detention facilities in your state should cooperate fully with ICE, honor immigration detainers, and permit ICE to interview detainees in custody to determine immigration status.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Under a Connecticut state law known as the Trust Act, local law enforcement cannot cooperate with ICE detainers unless the person being detained has been convicted of a serious crime, is on a terrorist watch list or if there is a judicial warrant for their arrest.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
The department’s policy is based off a 2017 state law prohibiting Massachusetts police officers from enforcing civil immigration detainers.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
But once those moratoriums ended in 2023, unlawful detainers (a type of notice that can lead to eviction) doubled from June 2022 to June 2023.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Police said Acevedo has been released on bond, while AlarconSanchez and Derce Lara are being held on immigration detainers.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Homan confirmed the Minnesota Department of Corrections has been honoring federal immigration detainers, and that will expand.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
At the Dakota County jail, for instance, ICE placed roughly 80 detainers last year, said Sheriff Joe Leko.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
All detention facilities in your state should cooperate fully with ICE, honor immigration detainers, and permit ICE to interview detainees in custody to determine immigration status.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Under a Connecticut state law known as the Trust Act, local law enforcement cannot cooperate with ICE detainers unless the person being detained has been convicted of a serious crime, is on a terrorist watch list or if there is a judicial warrant for their arrest.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
The department’s policy is based off a 2017 state law prohibiting Massachusetts police officers from enforcing civil immigration detainers.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
But once those moratoriums ended in 2023, unlawful detainers (a type of notice that can lead to eviction) doubled from June 2022 to June 2023.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainers
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The greatest consequences of the public health hazard of immigration enforcement will fall on communities targeted by discriminatory policing, arrests, detentions, deportations, and violence.—
Patrick Smith,
STAT,
27 Jan. 2026
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Avon Police Chief Greg Daly told the Vail Daily that ICE had confirmed seven arrests and detentions carried out Wednesday morning near Eagle-Vail.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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The shooting caused some Democrats to call for appropriators to demand restrictions on ICE in appropriations legislation, such as Defense or Homeland Security, late last week.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some Democrats in the House, where Republicans hold a razor-thin majority that has gotten narrower, have also said legislation for DHS appropriations should be used as leverage.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Baltimore leaders say that 87% of young men enrolled in Roca Baltimore for 24 months have no new incarcerations, while those who stay in the program for three years are 19% less likely to return to a life of crime than other similarly aged men in Maryland.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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But her mother guards her fiercely, because even the most minor imbalance in her small, cloistered world could bring the seizures back again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is one reason the drug expanded from being used primarily for seizures to becoming a mainstay for nerve pain related to such a wide variety of neuropathic conditions.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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While much of her early music didn’t delve into politics, her widespread influence and affiliation with the Shah resulted in brief imprisonments, interrogations, confiscations and, most permanently, a ban on singing and performing in Iran.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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But this rare victory for residents is unlikely to halt all Miami condo takeovers.—
Catherine Odom
January 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even if a criminal gets your password, 2FA adds a second barrier that can stop account takeovers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Detainers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainers. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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