detainment

How to use detainment in a sentence

• Diplomats and foreign journalists who have visited the region almost universally report being repeatedly detained by authorities and blocked from approaching areas where camps are located.

  Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China | Reed Albergotti | November 20, 2020 | Washington Post

• He stopped attending classes for several weeks last year when he thought his mother might need expensive medical treatment in Guatemala, and again when his father wound up briefly detained in immigration custody.

  Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories | by Melissa Sanchez | November 19, 2020 | ProPublica

• The protesters, who were arrested while chalking on the street, were released an hour after they were detained.

  Antiabortion groups sue D.C. after arrests for chalking in front of Planned Parenthood | Emily Davies | November 18, 2020 | Washington Post

• It also found that people detained there receive inadequate mental health treatment, medical care and are often denied needed dental care.

  Morning Report: Beiser Unlikely to Leave Board, Despite New Removal Process | Voice of San Diego | November 18, 2020 | Voice of San Diego

• The clinics can’t detain you, but you should cancel all travel plans and self-isolate as soon as possible.

  Here’s what you need to know about getting a coronavirus test at the airport | Andrea Sachs | November 12, 2020 | Washington Post