Costa Rica Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Costa Rica, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Costa Rica Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Costa Rica: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Costa Rica (2015) Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee: Costa Rica […]
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Costa Rica: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, Costa Rica’s immigration authority (Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería) reported that during the Covid-19 crisis, immigration police (Dirección de la Policía Profesional de Migración) put in place distinct measures for non-citizens apprehended for administrative reasons. Instead of extending detention measures during the pandemic, non-citizens were required […]
Peru Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Peru Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Peru, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Peru Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Peru: Country Page Peru: COVID-19 Updates Immigration Detention through the Lens of International Human Rights: Lessons from South America Peru: International Law […]
Peru: Covid-19 and Detention
Peru’s Ombudsman’s office (Defensoría del Pueblo), responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, stated that to their knowledge, no one had been detained for migration reasons during the pandemic. They also noted that there is no formal immigration detention estate in the country. After the declaration of the state of emergency in the country, […]
Colombia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Colombia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Colombia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Colombia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Colombia: Country Page Colombia: COVID-19 Updates Working Paper: Immigration Detention Through the Lens of International Human Rights: Lessons from South America […]
Colombia: Covid-19 and Detention
According to the Colombian Ministry of Health, as of 23 June, Colombia had 73,572 cases of Covid-19 and 2,404 deaths related to the disease. As reported by CNN, Venezuelan migrant workers, who left the country when its economy collapsed, are now returning as Covid-19 cases surge across Latin America. The Colombia-Venezuela border crossing has been […]
Paraguay: Covid-19 and Detention
By 9 July, Paraguay had recorded 2,554 cases of Covid-19 and 20 deaths. The country has taken specific measures concerning non-citizens. The Paraguayan migration authority (Dirección General de Migraciones) has prolonged the validity of permits that expired after 13 March 2020. This measure affects people whose temporary residence permits expired after 13 March; non-citizens who […]
Australia: Covid-19 and Detention
Despite recommendations from infectious disease experts, medical professionals, civil society, and international human rights observers to reduce detainee populations (see 26 April update), the numbers of non-nationals detained in Australia have increased during the pandemic. This is according to the country’s Commonwealth Ombudsman, Michael Manthorpe, who warned, “There is a risk that upward pressure on […]
United States: Covid-19 and Detention
On 26 June, a federal Judge ordered the release of children held with their parents in immigration detention centres. District Judge Dolly M. Gee’s order applies to children held for more than 20 days at three family detention centres in Texas and Pennsylvania operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Due to the recent spread […]
Peru: Covid-19 and Detention
The Covid-19 crisis has had a dramatic impact on Peru’s economic and social situation. As of 25 May 2020, Peru had recorded more than 260,000 cases and 8,586 deaths related to the disease, making it the Latin American country with most cases and deaths from Covid-19 after Brazil. A report by the World Bank Group […]
