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European Court of Justice: Ruling against Germany holding deportees in prisons

CJEU ruling Press Release: A Member State cannot rely on the fact that there are no specialised facilities in a part of its territory to justify detaining third-country nationals in prison pending their removal -
CJEU ruling Press Release: A Member State cannot rely on the fact that there are no specialised facilities in a part of its territory to justify detaining third-country nationals in prison pending their removal -
CJEU ruling Press Release: A Member State cannot rely on the fact that there are no specialised facilities in a part of its territory to justify detaining third-country nationals in prison pending their removal – The same applies even if the third-country national concerned has given his consent to being accommodated in prison (pdf) Press coverage: Germany’s deportees cannot be held in prisons, ECJ rules (euractiv, link) And: Full judgment (pdf)