Palmer
remains free
on $ 25,000 bail and continues to be
on administrative leave from Clinton Correctional, where he earned $ 74,644 per year.
In particular, with regard to Article 15
on the detention of irregular migrants prior to their removal the Court has so far explained how the period of detention should be calculated and when there is a «reasonable prospect of removal» (Kadzoev); it has precluded the incarceration of irregular migrants during the return process
on the sole ground that they
remain on the territory of a Member State even though an order to
leave exists (El Dridi), and it has attempted to strike a balance between the right to be heard and the efficiency of the
administrative procedure to extend the period of detention (G & R).