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detainer
[ dih-tey-ner ]
noun
- a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- the wrongful detaining or withholding of what belongs to another.
detainer
/ ɪˈٱɪə /
noun
- the wrongful withholding of the property of another person
- the detention of a person in custody
- a writ authorizing the further detention of a person already in custody
Other Word Forms
- d·ٲİ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of detainer1
Example Sentences
Border czar Tom Homan vowed to send federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enforce an agreement known as a detainer, under which local officials hold individuals facing deportation.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office subsequently released a statement pledging to honor the detainer on Ortega-Anguiano, saying that state prison officials “will again coordinate with ICE — as they have w/ 10,000+ inmates — to transfer him before release.”
A spokesperson for ICE said a detainer was placed on June 9, 2022, while Ortega-Anguiano was housed at North Kern State Prison.
An ICE detainer issued by the Tampa Homeland Security Investigations office mandates that he be held for 48 hours.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed an immigration detainer on Sierra on Saturday.
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