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In response to questions from ProPublica, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement that despite the shackles, Garcia Venegas was “NOT detained.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Thou art risen to great estate and fortune — release thy shackles.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

He was paraded through Heathrow Airport with his wrists in shackles, and escorted onto a plane by two FBI agents.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

The next decade was characterised by a series of near misses - until learning to deal with what he called golfing "heartbreak" lifted the shackles 12 months ago.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

But George Blake's espionage career didn't come to an end on the day he was led in shackles to Wormwood Scrubs prison, outside London.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau