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Recent Examples of arrestee
Years ago, Baltimore Police regularly had big backlogs of arrestees.
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Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
The number of arrestees accused of being accomplices now matches the number of escapees who have been captured.
—Matt Rehbein, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Republican legislators, however, say the cities must additionally honor ICE detainers, which require holding arrestees longer than legally allowed.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
The last monthly figure available from ICE is September 2024, when 4,080 of its arrestees were removed during that month.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
The number of arrestees accused of being accomplices now matches the number of escapees who have been captured.
—Matt Rehbein, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Republican legislators, however, say the cities must additionally honor ICE detainers, which require holding arrestees longer than legally allowed.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
The last monthly figure available from ICE is September 2024, when 4,080 of its arrestees were removed during that month.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrestee
Noun
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According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Gadd is unable to speak about the case for legal reasons despite not being named as a defendant.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The Keefe Commissary Network and its parent company Keefe Group were defendants alongside Tarrant County.—
Cody Copeland
July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Many of the other detainees were allegedly arrested after leaving their houses for work.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Individuals sent to the makeshift detention center do not show up in an online government database that allows the public to search for immigrant detainees’ whereabouts.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Editor's note: A previous version of this story's headline indicated that the suspect would walk free after the charges were dropped.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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When the suspect did not respond, deputies shot him with their duty weapons, the news release stated.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Recently, however, the technology has been used by criminals for purposes of sextortion.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But with this bill, Republicans are laying the groundwork to gut safeguards that stopped criminals from getting these deadly weapons.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrestee. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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