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abduct: to seize and take away (a person) by force

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abduct

sounds like what happened to me.

Law enforcement arrests people every day. It's their primary job.

You're not confused about the term. We all know the difference.

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In most cases police or ICE does not take away people by force, but by the threat of legal authority.

OK, I am not certain about police and "most", but rather certain about ICE and "most".