Sentence examples for detain as from inspiring English sources

Said and his men respond to calls from locals who tip them off when they see suspicious boats heading off from nearby beaches, and sometimes they detain as many as 150 migrants in a single raid.

Starting in September, the law will allow police to inquire about the immigration status of people they lawfully detain, as well as ban immigrant sanctuary jurisdictions statewide, and levy fines and jail time on local officials who fail to comply with federal authorities and immigration agents.

In addition, punitive new immigration laws kicked in this year that expand the categories of immigrants the I.N.S. must detain as they await possible deportation.

Rather, the decision correctly found that the president possesses no inherent constitutional authority as commander in chief to detain as enemy combatants American citizens seized on American soil, away from the zone of combat.

A1 Judges Back Detainee Policy A three-judge federal appeals court panel ruled unanimously that President Bush had the authority to detain as an enemy combatant an American citizen who fought United States forces on foreign soil.

The president possessed no inherent constitutional authority as commander in chief to detain as enemy combatants American citizens captured on American soil, the court said in a 2-to-1 ruling.

Later, two of her sons and her secretary were detained as well.

Chotri, also recently released from an immigration holding center, was detained as well.

Eight employees, mostly interns from local colleges, were briefly detained as well.

The Simon also spotted another toothfish netter called the Yongding, which was soon detained as well.

But human rights groups say some activists have been detained, as was the case during the Olympics.