Detention
The use of detention as a tool to regulate unwanted migration is on the increase in Europe. Detention is used at all stages of the asylum procedure and has become a key component in attempts to enforce return. The period for which people can be detained prior to removal is lengthening in many European states and in some states people can be detained for indefinite periods of time. ECRE believes that detention should only ever be used as a last resort where non-custodial measures have been demonstrated not to work on an individual basis. Minors should never be detained and those who have suffered trauma should get special consideration. Detention should not be prolonged unecessarily and should be subject to strict procedural safeguards. |
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