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«Ministers must take this opportunity to pursue wholesale reform and abandon the existing structure of immigration detention which has been shown to be grossly inefficient, hugely expensive and in direct contradiction of our most cherished British values of justice, liberty and compassion.»

Not exact matches

In fourth place is an anonymous account from a guard in an immigration detention centre who explained why working in a system which detains people who have never committed a crime, keeps him up at night.

In parliament this week, Joan Ryan MP introduced a bill, supported by politicians from all sides, which would improve immigration detention and introduce stronger safeguards for survivors of torture and other forms of violence.

A protest which started on Friday at Harmondsworth immigration detention centre has spread to three other institutions, amid signs of nationwide unrest at the deportation process

Labour first suggested it would back the campaign for a time limit on detention last month but the party's immigration initiative today — which otherwise is full of «tough on immigration» policies — confirms how the party will approach the issue.

As a point of clarification, there are no private state prisons in New York state, but there are several privately - run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, some of which are in the city.

The nightmare that is detention is a product of a system which is under intense pressure to «do something» about immigration, but is legally unable to cut EU numbers and economically unwilling to cut too far into non-EU numbers.

The Home Office is backtracking over comments made on Monday in the House of Commons by the immigration minister Damian Green which put the government's commitment to end child detention in doubt.

Private prison companies also operate private immigration detention centers, which house as many as 65 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, and it is expected that the White House will expand the use of those prisons and private detention facilities to house immigrants it intends to hold immigration detention centers, which house as many as 65 percent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, and it is expected that the White House will expand the use of those prisons and private detention facilities to house immigrants it intends to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, and it is expected that the White House will expand the use of those prisons and private detention facilities to house immigrants it intends to hold and deport.

Bill de Blasio and a host of other New York elected officials gathered in Manhattan last Thursday to protest the GEO Group, which runs the Queens Detention Facility, at 182 - 22 150th Ave., that is used for suspects who are arrested for immigration issues and awaiting trial.

They also point to repeated criticism of both the immigration detention of mentally ill people and the conditions in which detainees are held — as well as established cases of serious neglect and violation of human rights.

The future of the Biennale of Sydney (BoS) has been thrown into question after last Friday its board capitulated to pressure from participating artists to sever ties with its founding partner and major sponsor Transfield, the contractor which manages Australia's immigration detention facilities, currently on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea.

Today, West Coast LEAF is calling on the City of Vancouver to become a «sanctuary city» in which everyone can access municipal services and police protection regardless of their immigration status, without fear of detention and deportation.

This decision signals that while there is a statutory right to detention review, the manner in which such reviews are conducted makes it very difficult for immigration detainees to fully exercise their rights.

ICS provides Know Your Rights orientations which teach children their rights while in detention and the immigration court process.

These policies are consistent with the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which provide for mandatory detention of such aliens and allow me [Secretary John Kelly, DHS] or my designee to exercise discretionary parole authority pursuant to section 212 (d)(5) of the INA only on a case - by - case basis, and only where parole is in the interest of the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale announced last August an investment of $ 138 million to improve and minimize the use of immigration detention, including expanding alternatives to detention and strengthening partnerships with the Red Cross and United Nations (which in 2015 issued a report saying that Canada's treatment of immigration detainees was cruel and unusual and resulted in arbitrary detention).

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During parliamentary scrutiny of the recent Immigration Act 2016 (which received Royal Assent on 12 May 2016) amendments were proposed by the House of Lords to limit immigration detention to 28 days — it should be noted that this would not have covered J.N.'s situation as it was not applicable in the event that the Secretary of State had made a deportation order — see paraImmigration Act 2016 (which received Royal Assent on 12 May 2016) amendments were proposed by the House of Lords to limit immigration detention to 28 days — it should be noted that this would not have covered J.N.'s situation as it was not applicable in the event that the Secretary of State had made a deportation order — see paraimmigration detention to 28 days — it should be noted that this would not have covered J.N.'s situation as it was not applicable in the event that the Secretary of State had made a deportation order — see para. 84 here).