"Who's breaking the law … not us, them!": Inside immigration detention in Portugal. [PDF]
Am J Community PsycholIn this paper, we examine immigration detention in Portugal, a system whose daily operations and inherent violence are overlooked in both public and academic discourses.
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A systematic review of qualitative research on the physical and mental health impacts of immigration detention on asylum seekers and refugees. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthGlobally, the number of refugees and asylum seekers has reached unprecedented levels, prompting many host countries to adopt immigration detention as a strategy to deter unauthorised arrivals. While previous studies have largely used quantitative methods
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Psychological Distress in Australian Onshore and Offshore Immigration Detention Centres from 2014-2018. [PDF]
J Immigr Minor Health, 2022 This study examines the impact of length of detention and location of detention on psychological distress amongst Australian immigration detainees. This study employs a repeated measures cross-sectional study, utilising Australian government data from ...
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The impact of immigration detention on the health of asylum seekers during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
SSM Qual Res Health, 2022 COVID-19 disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority groups as well as people in jails and immigration detention centers in the United States.
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Immigration detention of children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of physical and mental health impacts. [PDF]
Eur Child Adolesc PsychiatryUpper-middle and high income countries employ immigration detention for asylum-seeking/refugee (ASR) children despite documented health risks. We sought to assess the physical and mental health impacts of detention on ASR children in these settings.
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Trends in Sexual Assault Against Detainees in US Immigration Detention Centers, 2018-2022.
JAMA, 2023 This study examines sexual assault allegations perpetrated against individuals detained across US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities from 2018 to 2022.
Lue N, Nwadiuko J, Parmar P, Zeidan A.
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Perceived Detention Environment and Mental Health of Detainees in Immigration Detention Centers in Spain. [PDF]
J Racial Ethn Health DisparitiesThe increase in migratory flows worldwide has led to the creation of detention centers as a form of control of irregular migration. Recipient countries are responsible for protecting detainees’ right to mental health, but the literature suggests that ...
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Duration in Immigration Detention and Health Harms.
JAMA Netw OpenKey Points Question What is the association of duration of immigration detention and subsequent health outcomes? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 200 recently detained US immigrants, there was a high prevalence of poor self-rated health, mental ...
Saadi A, Patler C, Langer P.
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Jurnal HAM, 2022 Recently, some cases of human rights violations in immigration detention centers across Japan have attracted worldwide attention. Those inhumanely considered cases necessitated the United Nations expressing an opinion through the United Nations Working ...
Sari Anggaini, Kurniawaty Iskandar
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Immigration Detention
Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2021 COVID-19 has spread quickly through immigration detention facilities in the United States. As of December 2, 2020, there have been over 7,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases among detained noncitizens.
Fatma E. Marouf
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