In a complaint submitted to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General, a nurse previously employed at the Irwin County Detention Centre in the state of Georgia alleges that the women detainees at the privately-operated centre have suffered severe abuses and “jarring medical neglect” throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. According the nurse, Dawn […]
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Grenada Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Grenada Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Grenada, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Grenada Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Grenada: Country Page Grenada: International Law Grenada: COVID-19 Updates […]
Paraguay Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Paraguay Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Paraguay, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. Quick facts: Immigration Detainees: Not available (2019) Detained Minors: Not Available (2019) Criminal Prison Population: 13,300 (2020) Percentage of Foreign Prisoners: 4.2 (2014) International Migrants: 160,519 (2019) New Asylum Applications: 1,071 […]
Argentina Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Argentina Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Argentina, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Argentina Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Argentina: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Argentina: A Paradigm Shift? Working Paper: Immigration Detention Through the Lens of International Human Rights: Lessons […]
Argentina: Covid-19 and Detention
On 31 August 2020, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child praised Argentina’s decision to not deport a Peruvian mother after she completed her sentence for drug trafficking, taking into account the best interests of her three children, marking a new precedent in the country. In 2000, she was sentenced to imprisonment and […]
Paraguay: Covid-19 and Detention
In its official response to the GDP’s Covid-19 survey, Paraguay’s Immigration Service (Dirección General de Migraciones, DGM) reported that the country had not implemented a detention moratorium since the onset of the pandemic. The DGM explained that it is not authorised to order immigration-related detention, that that requires judicial intervention, as per Ley 978/96 de […]
Marshall Islands: Covid-19 and Detention
The Marshall Islands are not signatory to the Refugee Convention, there is no system in place for providing protection to refugees, and there is little information available regarding the country’s treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in immigration enforcement procedures. As of early September 2020, there were no confirmed cases of Covid-19. […]
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. […]
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) […]
Bahamas: Covid-19 and Detention
The Bahamas operates one dedicated immigration detention centre, the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, which has been repeatedly criticised for having appalling conditions. In early June, a protest broke out in the centre following a hunger strike, with some detainees attempting to escape. Tensions at the facility have reportedly been increasing as Covid-19 slowed deportation and […]
