Curaçao May No Longer Automatically Detain Illegal Immigrants

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The Court of Justice of Curaçao has abolished the long-standing detention policy for migrants, which routinely placed migrants who entered the island illegally in immigration detention. In a remarkable ruling, the Court ruled that detention should not automatically follow from illegal entry and that the government is obligated to examine on a case-by-case basis whether lighter measures, such as a mandatory reporting requirement, are possible. Ac…

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In an appeal this week, a judge in Curaçao ruled that there is no legal basis for detaining people solely for having arrived illegally in Curaçao. On December 27, 2023, a boat carrying Venezuelans who had entered Curaçao illegally was intercepted. This prompted the Minister of Justice to order their detention.