As of 12 August 2020, Guyana had registered 602 cases of Covid-19 and 22 deaths related to the disease. Guyana has been an important destination for Venezuelans leaving their country. In 2019, the International Crisis Group reported that there were more than 36,000 Venezuelans in Guyana. According to the aid group Response for Venezuelans (R4V), […]
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Belize: Covid-19 and Detention
Belize does not appear to have a dedicated immigration detention facility though it detains migrants in administrative procedures in Belize Central Prison. On 13 August, visits to the prison were suspended indefinitely due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in the country. There had been no confirmed cases in Belize Central Prison as of mid-August. […]
Angola: Covid-19 and Detention
According to UNHCR, as of mid-2020 there were 80,698 refugees and asylum seekers in the country. Angola had 1,762 cases of COVID-19 as of 13 August, however there is little information about whether infections have been detected among the country’s refugee population. In late May, after a 60-day state of emergency, the government began loosening […]
Trinidad and Tobago Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Trinidad and Tobago Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Trinidad and Tobago, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Trinidad and Tobago Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Trinidad and Tobago: Country Page Trinidad and Tobago: COVID-19 Updates Report: Immigration detention in Trinidad and Tobago […]
Finland Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Finland Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Finland, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Finland Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Finland: Country Page Finland: COVID-19 Updates Report: Immigration Detention in Finland: Limited Use of “Alternatives,” Restrictive Detention Review, Divisive Political Debate […]
Andorra Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Andorra Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Andorra, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Andorra Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Andorra: Country Page Andorra: International Law […]
Finland: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, the deputy director of the Joutseno Reception Centre reported that no moratorium on new immigration detention orders had been established in the country. The administration said that new detention orders have been issued during the Covid-19 crisis period but that the number of detainees has been lower […]
Trinidad and Tobago: Covid-19 and Detention
Trinidad and Tobago adopted a series of measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including health-related measures, employment benefits, food handouts, and temporary extension of residence permits and certificates. However, most asylum seekers and irregular migrants, mainly from Venezuela, did not benefit from these measures, aside from receiving primary health care (see 9 May Trinidad […]
Venezuela: Covid-19 and Detention
During the four-year period 2016-2019, more than 4.6 million men, women, and children fled or otherwise departed Venezuela because of burgeoning political and economic crises. According to the UNHCR, some 4,000 and 5,000 Venezuelan nationals were leaving the country every day, mainly travelling on foot to neighbouring countries like Colombia, Peru, or Ecuador; thousands of […]
Andorra: Covid-19 and Detention
The tiny country of Andorra, located in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, has one of the highest percentages of international migrants in the world, which as of 2017 accounted for more than 50 percent of the country’s population of some 80,000. To date, the GDP has not identified any dedicated immigration removal facilities, and […]
