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Federal immigration agents have been arresting and detaining "bad people", Homan said, including 14 charged with homicide and 139 with assault, as well as 87 sex offenders and 28 gang members.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

For weeks, agents have been arresting those who show up at courthouses for their immigration proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

The jail has been so full that it has been unable to hold all the people Houston Police and County Sheriff have been arresting and the district attorney has been charging.

From Slate • Oct. 25, 2022

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents remain active on Long Island and have been arresting suspected MS-13 gang members.

From Fox News • Dec. 31, 2018

"So then your pickets have been arresting and detaining some poor devils gathering fagots or acorns? or have you unfathomed the depth of this terrible plot your Pr�fet de Police has become insane about?"

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James