detainee
noun
de·tain·ee
di-ˌtā-ˈnē 
ˌdē-
: a person held in custody especially for political reasons
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The detainee doesn't remember much about the conditions there, Surgil said, because he was refused his insulin and went into diabetic shock before being flown to Florida.
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Brittany Gibson, Axios, 23 Mar. 2025
The arrest was made about 12 miles from the ICE detention facility in the Denver suburb of Aurora, where Gonzalez-Gonzalez and another detainee escaped Tuesday night.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Hernandez-Morales is currently being held at the Nevada Southern Detention Center, according to the ICE detainee locator.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
That includes interrogations and investigations into a detainee’s immigration status.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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Brittany Gibson, Axios, 23 Mar. 2025
The arrest was made about 12 miles from the ICE detention facility in the Denver suburb of Aurora, where Gonzalez-Gonzalez and another detainee escaped Tuesday night.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Hernandez-Morales is currently being held at the Nevada Southern Detention Center, according to the ICE detainee locator.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
That includes interrogations and investigations into a detainee’s immigration status.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detainee. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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detainee
noun
de·tain·ee
di-ˌtā-ˈnē
: a person who is detained
especially
: a person held in custody prior to trial or hearing
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