Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.
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Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
One person was cited on suspicion of unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife.
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Isabel Beer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Bell reviewed testimony from CDC officials and an outside medical expert concerning Perryman’s challenge to an earlier order confining her to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The airport push ended, but not before construction of a 10,500-square-foot runway that, decades later, DeSantis said made the site a perfect place for detaining immigration violators and putting them on deportation flights.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The ruling was issued as part of a class-action lawsuit filed by noncitizens challenging ICE’s recent practice of making arrests at immigration courthouses and detaining people for extended periods in facilities designed for short-term holds.
Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.
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Nathan Ellgren,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Adam’s been shuttled off to Earth along with the coveted Sword of Power in the aftermath of evil Skeletor (Jared Leto, having a great time in the part) and his horrid denizens taking over his home planet and imprisoning his parents.
Some chants from the crowd called for jailing the officer who killed Love.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Some compared him to El Salvador’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, who is widely popular throughout Latin America for jailing alleged gang members with no due process.
With Sanders in front, still restraining the alligator with the catch pole, Pelosi came up behind it and tossed a rag over its eyes, the video showed.
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Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
The system generated $189 million in revenue last year and over $2 billion total since the sale, according to a recent audit, all while severely restraining the city’s ability to make major road changes that remove parking spots and as parking costs rise.
Blackstone is committing $5 billion in initial equity to the venture, with plans to bring 500 megawatts of capacity online by 2027 and scale from there.
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Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Limited runs allow film and television stars to enjoy a turn on the stage without committing to a nine-month contract.
After holding the majors’ worst record for much of the current season, the Angels are tied for last in the AL standings at 34-48 heading into their game against the Athletics on Friday night at Angel Stadium.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
According to Atwal, the Gartner analyst, the rising costs could lead to consumers holding onto their devices longer, leading to fundamental changes to upgrade cycles for products such as smartphones.
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