Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, a government official who asked to remain anonymous reported that no moratorium on new immigration detention orders had been established and that no such measure was under consideration. The official confirmed that people who were awaiting removal to another EU member state under the Dublin Regulation have […]
Argentina: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, the country’s prison ombudsman (Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación or PPN), reported that the country’s immigration authority (Dirección Nacional de Migraciones or DNM) had informed them that deportations had been temporarily suspended. This measure was adopted through Disposition 1717/2020 of the DNM ordering the “suspension of expulsion […]
Republic of Korea (South Korea) Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Republic of Korea (South Korea) Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Republic of Korea (South Korea), including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Republic of Korea (South Korea): Country Page Immigration Detention in the […]
Kazakhstan Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Kazakhstan Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Kazakhstan, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Kazakhstan Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Kazakhstan: Country Page Kazakhstan: COVID-19 Updates Kazakhstan: International Law […]
Republic of Korea (South Korea): Covid-19 and Detention
As of the end of 2019, there were an estimated 360,000 undocumented foreign nationals living in South Korea. Amidst fears that they would not seek testing and treatment for fear of being arrested, in late January South Korean authorities announced that they were scrapping the requirement for medical staff to report undocumented migrant patients to […]
Canada: Covid-19 and Detention
Since a peak on 3 May, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases has significantly declined in Canada in the past month. The province of Quebec has been the most affected during the pandemic, with almost half of the total number of cases. Two COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in a provincial and a federal […]
United Arab Emirates Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
United Arab Emirates Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from the United Arab Emirates, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the United Arab Emirates Detention Data Profile Related Reading: United Arab Emirates: Country Page UAE: Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of […]
Kazakhstan: Covid-19 and Detention
According to information submitted to the GDP by the International Legal Initiative (ILI), Kazakhstan has introduced a moratorium on new detention orders related to violations of migration legislation, and has temporarily ceased deportation proceedings. However, persons who commit other offences may still be placed in immigration detention, and no persons have been released. Meetings with […]
United Arab Emirates: Covid-19 and Detention
The country’s lockdown measures, including the temporary closure of hotels, have left many migrant workers out of work. Although UAE authorities have allowed repatriation flights to take place, many countries have refused to allow their own nationals to return. Migrant workers in the UAE also have higher numbers of COVID-19 cases, mainly due to their […]
Ukraine Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Ukraine Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Ukraine, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Ukraine Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Ukraine: Country Page Ukraine: Detention Centres Report (2012): Immigration Detention in Ukraine […]
