detention camp

American  

noun

1. a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.

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Etymology

Origin of detention camp

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The group - thought by authorities to be the wives and children of IS fighters - have been stuck in Roj detention camp until now, with the Australian government refusing to officially repatriate them.

From BBC

Sudani has also cooperated with the United States to bring into Iraq a caravan of Islamic State prisoners from Syria, where the army recently moved on Kurdish fighters who had run the detention camps.

From Barron's

Escape attempts from the largest detention camp in northeast Syria, Al Hol, have increased this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thousands still sit in detention camps in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal

The detention camp contract at Fort Bliss, which could eventually hold 5,000 people, was awarded to a consortium of firms led by a company on the military contracting list for over $1 billion.

From Salon