Tag: Alternatives to detention ⁄ Open Migration

Pre-removal centres and alternatives to detention: 5 questions with Professor Giuseppe Campesi

August 3, 2020 - Paola Petrucco

For our column on alternatives to immigration detention, Paola Petrucco interviewed Giuseppe Campesi, Professor of the Aldo Moro University of Bari, legal expert and founding member of the Observatory on migrants’ administrative detention and asylum seekers’ reception in Puglia.

Residence permits for the social integration of minors: Liz’s happy ending

March 9, 2020 - Gennaro Santoro

Liz is a Dominican girl who was arrested for the crime of international drug trafficking when she was still a minor. In prison, Liz's desire for redemption was notable, but unfortunately her reintegration process was being hindered by lengthy bureaucracy. Lawyer Gennaro Santoro tells us how - with dedication, courage and a bit of luck - Liz managed to avoid repatriation, also thanks to the application of a law that is too often ignored.

The Story of Anthionia, detained in a pre-removal centre and almost expelled (in spite of the rules)

February 12, 2020 - Gennaro Santoro

In accordance with Italian and international standards, as well as case law of the Court of Rome, only the Territorial Asylum Commission can determine whether a second asylum application based on new facts is admissible or not. A circular issued by the Ministry of the Interior, however, has allowed for the Police to decide upon the repatriation of vulnerable individuals prior to the deliberation of the competent Territorial Asylum Commission on the matter. For many, this entails expulsion and detention in pre-removal centres - facilities that too often have been under public fire due to systematic violations of the human rights of the individuals held there (the latest case was that of a detainee’s death in the centre of Gradisca d’Isonzo). In this article, the first in a series dedicated to alternatives to detention, lawyer Gennaro Santoro reports on some of the cases that have occured in recent months.

Pre-removal centres and alternatives to detention: 5 questions with Professor Giuseppe Campesi

Residence permits for the social integration of minors: Liz’s happy ending

The Story of Anthionia, detained in a pre-removal centre and almost expelled (in spite of the rules)

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