"detain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- She was detained upon landing, when she told the authorities she had felt claustrophobic.
- Since April 1, 1997, when a new law took effect, the immigration service has detained all asylum seekers upon arrival.
- Based on her convenience, November 25, 2006 was set for her testimony, and she was assured that she would not be detained upon arrival.
- There she would work with Chinese immigrants who were detained for physical examinations and interrogation upon their arrival.
- It was admitted by all parties that J-E would be indefinitely detained upon return to Haiti.
- The six hijackers were detained upon the plane's landing at Key West.
- They were first detained, he said, upon their return from a failed attempt to reach Afghanistan, where they had hoped to fight on behalf of the Taliban.
- Those who elude the Coast Guard and reach U.S. soil will be detained indefinitely upon arrival.
- Late one night, an activist asked if Assange might be detained upon his arrival in the United States.
- The Conservatives said that the area had become a "dumping ground" and called on all asylum seekers to be detained upon entry into the country.
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