Spain will include a regulation of runs in Immigrant Detention Centers

Policy Response DateFebruary 13, 2012 Country: Spain General Type: Institutional discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement
Spanish government will reform the Centers for Foreigners (CIE) to the barrage of criticism over its operation and after the death of two immigrants in recent months. But the ad does not end with the campaign for the closure of many consider prisons.

Among the reforms announced by the minister of internal affairs for the 12 CIE in Spain is that of policing to limit the monitoring tasks only leaving the care of inmates to other personnel. This measure is incorporated in the new regulations the government has prepared for these government centers. The organization SOS Racism branded the measures announced as "insufficient and not specific enough" and demanded the closure of these centers as incompatible with democracy to detain people who have not committed a crime.

Most immigrants in Spain come from Latin America, followed by those from the European Union (EU) and North Africa.

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