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as in captivities
the act of confining or the state of being confined the immurement of Japanese-Americans continued for the duration of the war
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as in imprisonments
the state of being held in lawful custody condemned the long-term immurement of prisoners who have yet to be convicted of anything
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In Acts, the disciple Paul endures several imprisonments, turning to God for strength and divine intervention.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Lusverti added that the list of beneficiaries fails to cover key periods of arbitrary detentions, including cases between 2020 and 2024, and raised concerns that the same courts that ordered the imprisonments are now responsible for administering the amnesty.— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Once a technically complicated legal rarity used to challenge improper incarcerations, habeas corpus petitions have become the predominant avenue for immigrants seeking release from detentions that increasingly end only with a deportation order.— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.— Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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The judges’ caseloads have been swamped even further with the arrival of nearly 1,000 new legal petitions per month challenging immigration detentions in the district, where a concentration of ICE facilities can house nearly 4,000 people at a time, Nunley said.— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Tolbert wrote that officers may ask about immigration status during lawful detentions or arrests, work with federal immigration authorities, and share immigration‑status information.— Doug Myers, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Immurements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/immurements. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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