Portugal: Covid-19 and Detention

Several dozen civil society organisations as well as more than 100 individuals have issued an open letter calling for the immediate release of all immigration detainees. The letter, issued on 9 April, highlighted the risk of contamination of Covid-19 in immigration detention centres due to poor health care provision; hygiene conditions and overcrowding. Reports also […]

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Kuwait Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)

Kuwait Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Kuwait, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Kuwait Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Kuwait: Country Page Kuwait: COVID-19 Updates Report: Immigration Detention in Kuwait (2016) […]

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India: Covid-19 and Detention

In the Indian state of Assam, more than 800 persons are being held indefinitely in six detention centers within prisons. Defined by Indian authorities as “foreigners,” these detainees – many of whom are Indian citizens who have been declared “illegal immigrants” by the Foreigners Tribunal on account of poor documentation or poor legal assistance and […]

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Pakistan Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)

Pakistan Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Pakistan, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Pakistan Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Pakistan: Country Page Pakistan: COVID-19 Updates Pakistan: International Law […]

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Kuwait: Covid-19 and Detention

According to GDP partner Migrant-Rights.org, which has posted a dedicated page updating responses by all GCC countries to Covid-19 and its impact on migrant workers in the Gulf (see link below), the government of Kuwait has taken a series of measures that affect migrant workers in the country, including with respect to detention and deportation. […]

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United States: Covid-19 and Detention

The detention visitation group Freedom for Immigrants has updated its map of U.S. detention centres with a “Covid-19 Reporting” filter that provides updated information about infections in detention centres as well as other impacts related to the pandemic. The Center for Migration Studies has launched a dedicated Covid-19 policy developments page, which focuses mainly though […]

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United States: Covid-19 and detention

Facing pressure from rights groups and civil society, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released a small number of immigration detainees. However, as the United States has the largest Immigration detention system in the world, which can reach some 40,000 detainees on any given day, the challenges the country confronts are enormous. Those released to […]

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