detention centre

British  

noun

1. a place where persons (typically asylum seekers, illegal immigrants, or people awaiting trial) may be detained for short periods by order of a court

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Example Sentences

Fawaz has been held in detention centres twice and faced deportation threats.

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Opposition party Vente Venezuela posted footage of one of the relatives - who appears to be unconscious - being tended to by others outside the Zona 7 detention centre in the capital, Caracas.

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Nili said she had been taken to hospital three days ago "due to her poor physical condition" before being returned to the detention centre she is being held in.

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"These are people that have families that have contributed to this country for decades. Little children, there's hundreds of children in detention centres. It's inhumane."

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While the father and son were still in the Texas detention centre, Castro had written on social media that the young boy was not doing well being away from his family, classmates and home.

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