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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
McFadden has said his office is complying with ICE’s detainer requests, but that ICE hasn’t been communicating with his deputies and failed to take custody of a Honduran national in January within the 48-hour window prescribed by state law.
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Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Mejia joined in on the City Council vote last December to reaffirm the Boston Trust Act, a 2014 local law that prohibits city police and other departments from cooperating with federal authorities on civil immigration detainers.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
The next day, immigration officials filed a detainer against White while he was being held at the New Haven Correctional Center.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
Another detainer followed on January 14, 2014, and he was deported two days later.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Mejia joined in on the City Council vote last December to reaffirm the Boston Trust Act, a 2014 local law that prohibits city police and other departments from cooperating with federal authorities on civil immigration detainers.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
The next day, immigration officials filed a detainer against White while he was being held at the New Haven Correctional Center.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
Another detainer followed on January 14, 2014, and he was deported two days later.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainer
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The majority 5-4 ruling on Monday held that challenges to the detention and removal of migrants using the Alien Enemies Act must be brought as legal petitions in the area where the plaintiffs were held, not in Washington, D.C., where the American Civil Liberties Union filed its petition.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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The detention has left his wife Reina Fernandez and eight children—ranging in age from 8 to 22—reeling.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Germain emphasized that while fraud in the program was rare, the layoffs left states with no federal oversight, raising questions about how funds will be managed when the current appropriation expires in September.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In 1974, after President Richard Nixon refused to spend money as directed by appropriations laws, Congress passed the Impoundment Control Act to clarify that no President can unilaterally withhold such funds.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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This can include damage to credit scores, along with the prospect of penalties and collection activities including the seizure of wages, tax refunds, and even Social Security benefits.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Oregon Health Authority tracks xylazine, along with other illicit drugs, via mortalities and drug seizures.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Even more experience abuse leading up to their incarceration.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The gang started as an organizing structure for men imprisoned during a period of mass incarceration that began under former President Hugo Chavez, Hanson told USA TODAY.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Min Aung Hlaing and senior members of his government are shunned and sanctioned by many Western countries for their 2021 takeover and human rights abuses.—
Grant Peck,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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That’s primarily because Lancia models were expensive and rarely seen in the U.S. throughout the five decades before the automaker was acquired by Fiat in 1969, an acquisition that followed some challenging years prior to the takeover that saved the Italian manufacturer from extinction.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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Between President Trump’s trade war, his threats of annexation and the resignation of Canada’s last prime minister, a lot happened in the run-up to this race to shape how voters are feeling.—
Kaleigh Rogers,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Reminds [me] also of the aggressors' narratives for justifying many other military interventions, occupations, and annexations in world history.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Detainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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