During the height of Europe’s migration “crisis,” Germany was one of the few EU countries to openly embrace assisting refugees, registering more than a million arrivals in less than two years. However, this stance spurred a public backlash, which led to the adoption of a host of restrictive measures, including policies intended to increase removals, limit family reunifications, and expand the range of facilities that can be used to detain migrants. […]
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Bosnia and Herzegovina, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Bosnia and Herzegovina Detention Data Profile Related Readings: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Country Page Submission to the UN Committee against Torture: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and […]
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Paraguay Direccion General de Migracion Covid-19 Survey
Paraguay’s Immigration Service reports that although the country has not implemented a detention moratorium during the pandemic there have been no new detention orders because permits for foreigners have been temporarily extended. […]
Iceland Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Iceland Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Iceland, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Iceland Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Iceland: Country Page Iceland: International Law Iceland: COVID-19 Updates […]
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Denmark Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Denmark Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Denmark, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Denmark Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Denmark: Country Page Denmark: COVID-19 Updates Immigration Detention in Denmark: Where Officials Celebrate the Deprivation of Liberty of “Rejected Asylum Seekers” Submission to […]
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Hong Kong (China) Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Hong Kong (China) Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Hong Kong (China), including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Hong Kong (China) Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Hong Kong (China): Country Page Hong Kong (China): International Law Hong Kong (China): COVID-19 Updates […]
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Bahamas Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Bahamas Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Bahamas, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Bahamas Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Bahamas: Country Profile Bahamas: COVID-19 Updates Staff Publication: There and Back Again: On the Diffusion of Immigration Detention (M. Flynn) […]
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Angola Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Angola Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Angola, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Angola Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Angola: Country Page Report (2016): Immigration Detention in Angola Angola: COVID-19 Updates […]
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Bulgaria Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Bulgaria Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Bulgaria, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Bulgaria Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Bulgaria: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Bulgaria – Fewer Migrants and Refugees, More Fences Submission to the UN Committee against Torture (70th […]
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Bolivia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Bolivia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Bolivia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Bolivia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Bolivia: Country Page Bolivia: COVID-19 Updates Working Paper: Immigration Detention Through the Lens of International Human Rights: Lessons from South America […]
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