The death of a second detainee in ICE custody from Covid19-related causes was reported on 4 June. More than 800 detainees across all ICE facilities have tested positive, although only 10 percent of the detainee population had been tested as of 30 May. Multiple transfers between facilities have reportedly spread the virus and led to […]
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Panama: Covid-19 and Detention
As reported previously on this platform (see the 1 June Panama update), Panama has shifted many undocumented migrants to the border with Costa Rica. The two countries have an agreement regarding migrant mobility, but the agreement cannot be enforced as Nicaragua has closed its borders. The director of the immigration authority in Costa Rica, Raquel […]
Costa Rica: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 Survey, the UN Human Rights regional office in Panama (ROCA) reported on 1 June that Costa Rica has not established a moratorium on new immigration detention orders and that the country is not contemplating the measure. ROCA also explained that no immigration detainees have been released and that […]
El Salvador Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
El Salvador Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from El Salvador, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the El Salvador Detention Data Profile Related Reading: El Salvador: Country Page Submission to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers (El Salvador) (September 2020) Working Paper: Immigration Detention […]
El Salvador: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 Survey, the UN Human Rights regional office in Panama (ROCA) reported that El Salvador has not established a moratorium on new immigration detention orders and that the country is not contemplating the measure. ROCA also explained that no immigration detainees have been released and that there are no […]
Mexico: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, the UN human rights (OHCHR) country office in Mexico reported that while the country had not adopted a moratorium on new immigration detention orders it had released most people detained for migration-related reasons. Responding to the same survey, the Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Matías de Córdova […]
Panama: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 Survey, the UN human rights regional office in Panama (ROCA) reported that Panama has not established a moratorium on new immigration detention orders and that the country is not contemplating the measure. ROCA also explained that no immigration detainees have been released and that there are no “alternatives […]
Honduras Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Honduras Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Honduras, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Honduras Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Honduras: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Honduras (2015) Submission to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers: Honduras (2015) […]
Honduras : Covid-19 and Detention
As of early May, Honduras continued to receive some 100 returned men and women from the United States every day, according to the IOM (5 May). Although no cases of Covid-19 amongst returnees had yet to be detected, IOM reported that it was helping prepare Honduran authorities in the case of an outbreak, including working […]
Ecuador Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Ecuador Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Ecuador, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Ecuador Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Ecuador: Country Page Working Paper: Immigration Detention Through the Lens of International Human Rights: Lessons from South America Report: Immigration Detention in Ecuador […]
