detention camp
a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
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How to use detention camp in a sentence
The chief’s enemies accused him of being part of al-Qaeda, so he was arrested and put in a detention camp, along with Ahmad and others in his entourage.
In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed | Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostA very complicated ethical debate has arisen from the mess that is the Guantánamo Bay detention camp.
The Writhing, Miserable Reality of Force Feeding at Guantánamo Bay | Kent Sepkowitz | May 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom the western Tibetan town of Ngari, I was taken to Lhasa, where I was thrown into a detention camp.
Remember that January 22, 2010, deadline President Obama set for closing the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay?
Dan Rather interviews Lakhdar Boumediene, a man who spent nearly seven years in the U.S. detention camp at Guantánamo Bay.
But York was assigned to the command of his prisoners, to carry them back to a detention camp.
Sergeant York And His People | Sam CowanOn the way to the detention camp the column was shelled by German guns from one of the hilltops.
Sergeant York And His People | Sam CowanAnd suddenly I saw the letter about the Jewish detention camp, which I had forgotten all about.
Trapped in 'Black Russia' | Ruth PierceOf course, everything I knew about the Jewish detention camp I had written in my letter.
Trapped in 'Black Russia' | Ruth PierceNov. 7—Conspicuous insignia removed from officers; British civilians sent to detention camp.
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