Examples of 'held in detention' in a sentence

Meaning of "held in detention"

When someone is 'held in detention', it means that they are being kept or confined in a place against their will, usually by a legal authority such as the police or immigration officials. Detention can be due to various reasons, including legal issues, security concerns, or immigration status

How to use "held in detention" in a sentence

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held in detention
She is being held in detention and without charge.
The said persons are currently held in detention.
How an alien held in detention shall be treated.
Overcrowding is a major problem for persons held in detention.
He was held in detention for approximately one month.
Mwonzora is currently being held in detention awaiting bail.
Will be held in detention until the preliminary hearing.
They were arrested and held in detention overnight.
Strengthened diagnosis on juvenile delinquents not being held in detention.
Even acquitted persons were held in detention pending appeal.
He has been held in detention incommunicado since the day he was arrested.
Procedural safeguards of people held in detention are not guaranteed.
He was held in detention for a full week without any charge being brought.
Children who are part of a family are not held in detention.
The defendants are held in detention for over a year.

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There was therefore contact with the person held in detention.
Immigrants being held in detention centers are engaged in hunger strikes.
They are illegally being held in detention.
They are held in detention centres.
Persons who seek to be recognized as refugees are not held in detention.
The situation of persons held in detention centres and prisons.
Some of them were therefore subsequently arrested and held in detention.
A minor could only be held in detention following a court decision.
Guaranteeing the rights of indigenous women held in detention centres.
He was arrested and held in detention without prompt access to a lawyer.
The source submits that these persons are being held in detention arbitrarily.
He is being held in detention at a secret location.
It has not been possible to verify reports that they are being held in detention.
A rising number of migrants are held in detention around the world.
He has been held in detention centers and brainwashing centers many times.
Foreigners are being held in detention camps.
He was held in detention for more than an hour and was released afterwards.
You will be held in detention.
He claimed to have been tortured during the four days he was held in detention.
Accused juveniles held in detention are separated from adult detainees.
Further information on the situation of migrant children held in detention would be appreciated.
The eight were held in detention for nearly three weeks.
Facilitation of due legal processes with regard to detainees held in detention centres.
Many were arrested or held in detention for their professional activities.
The following points can be made with regard to aliens held in detention.
They were held in detention for three to eight months.
Such an endorsement in relation to those held in detention is slow in coming.
Minors are not held in detention with adults anywhere in the country.
Persons convicted by these tribunals under a flawed process are still being held in detention.
The government held in detention.
There was domestic and international pressure to release political prisoners held in detention.
There are no cases of juveniles being held in detention together with adults.
You will be held in detention until your evacuation center clears you fortransport.
They are at risk of being arrested and held in detention as illegal residents.
The announcement follows reports of substandard conditions for migrant children being held in detention.

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