Detention of asylum seekers in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Italy

Welch, Michael; Schuster, Liza

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“…). Many western countries continue to implement policies that are designed to deter the arrival of asylum seekers including the use of immigration detention (Welch & Schuster , Marston, ). For asylum seekers living in the community, policies include restrictions on the right to work, education, housing and welfare support while they wait for their protection claim to be processed (Korac , Gammeltoft‐Hansen ).…”

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Exploring physical activity engagement and barriers for asylum seekers in Australia coping with prolonged uncertainty and no right to work

Hartley

Fleay

Tye

2017

Health Soc Care Community

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This paper explores the engagement in physical activity as a potential coping strategy for asylum seekers living in the Australian community without the right to work and with prolonged uncertainty, and benefits or barriers to undertaking such activity. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were held with 29 asylum seekers who had arrived to Australia by boat and were living in the community in the cities of Perth, Sydney or Melbourne in July-October 2013 after their release from immigration detention. The ratio of the numbers of men and women interviewed (23 men and 6 women) was comparable to the ratio of men and women who came by boat to Australia seeking asylum in 2012-2013. Nine participants reported that they participated in physical activity as a coping strategy. Seven other participants were so worried about their future and their families that they did not have the mental or physical energy to engage in physical activity. A further six wanted to participate in physical activity but faced a number of barriers to doing so. The seven remaining participants were either not asked about their physical activity engagement because they focused their discussion on other challenges or did not elaborate on why they were not engaging in physical activity. The findings suggest that physical activity, coupled with other coping strategies, are important for some asylum seekers in trying to manage the distress of being denied the right to work and living with prolonged uncertainty. In addition, these findings highlight the critical barrier that government policy plays in disabling engagement in physical activity, which further compounds social exclusion. This includes the lack of welfare support provided, which hinders people's financial ability to access activities and support in the community.

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Exploring physical activity engagement and barriers for asylum seekers in Australia coping with prolonged uncertainty and no right to work

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Fleay

Tye

2017

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“…Internationally, detention of asylum seekers and temporary protection are already used to varying degrees in the US and across some countries in the European Union (EU) 59–61 . In the EU, there are moves towards instituting such practices as standard practice 62 .…”

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Australian asylum policies: have they violated the right to health of asylum seekers?

Johnston

2009

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objectives : Notwithstanding recent migration policy amendments, there is concern that Australian asylum policies have disproportionately burdened the health and wellbeing of onshore asylum seekers. There may be a case to be made that Australian governments have been in violation of the right to health of this population. The objective of this paper is to critically examine these issues and assess the implications for public health practice. Methods :The author undertook a review of the recent empirical literature on the health effects of post‐migration stressors arising from Australian policies of immigration detention, temporary protection and the restriction of Medicare to some asylum seekers. This evidence was examined within the context of Australia's international law obligations. Results : Findings reveal that Australian asylum policies of detention, temporary protection and the exclusion of some asylum seekers from Medicare rights have been associated with adverse mental health outcomes for this population. This is attributable to the impact of these policies on accessing health care and the underlying determinants of health for aslyum seekers. Conclusion : It is arguable that Australian Governments have been discriminating against asylum seekers by withholding access on the grounds of their migration status, to health care and to the core determinants of health in this context. In so doing, Australia may have been in violation of its obligation to respect the right to health of this population. Implications : While the ‘right to health’ framework has much to offer public health, it is an undervalued and poorly understood discipline. The author argues for more education, research and advocacy around the intersection between heath and human rights.

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“…Detention contributes to a uniformly negative view of migrants and naturalizes imprisonment as the appropriate response to their presence (Bosworth , ; Grewcock ; Miller ; Welch and Schuster ). Detention also limits migrants’ capacities to contest their treatment, and further perpetuates a cycle of detention and criminalization (Welch and Schuster , 348).…”

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“Regrettable but Necessary?” A Historical and Theoretical Study of the Rise of the U.K. Immigration Detention Estate and Its Opposition

Silverman

2012

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This article explores both the official history of immigration detention in the United Kingdom as well as a lesser‐known narrative of challenges to the practice. After outlining the legislative development of the U.K. detention estate, the study uses original research to demonstrate that Parliament, the courts, and civil society have historically been the sites of disagreement with both the supposedly benign nature of immigration detention as well as its promulgation as an ancillary tool to immigration control. The article also employs explanatory and normative theories to make sense of the continuing expansion of immigration detention across liberal states despite the moral outcry. The primary finding is that the U.K. government's attempts to normalize immigration detention have not been wholly successful. Related Articles Related Media Report: by Stephanie J.Silverman, and RuchiHajela. . “Immigration Detention in the UK.” Migration Observatory. http://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/briefings/immigration‐detention‐uk Podcast: by MichaelFlynn. . “Immigration Detention and the Aesthetics of Incarceration.” University of Oxford Podcasts—Audio and Video Lectures. http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/immigration‐detention‐and‐aesthetics‐incarceration‐audio Este artículo explora la historia oficial de la detención de inmigrantes en el Reino Unido así como la menos conocida narrativa de los retos que se han visto en la práctica. Luego una breve exposición del desarrollo legislativo de las detenciones en el Reino Unido, este artículo muestra una investigación original para demostrar que el Parlamento, las cortes y la sociedad civil históricamente han sido lugares de desacuerdo con la supuesta naturaleza benigna de la detención de inmigrantes así como con su promulgación como una herramienta auxiliar para el control de la inmigración. El artículo también hace uso de teorías explicativas y normativas para comprender la continua expansión de la detención de inmigrantes en los estados liberales, a pesar de la indignación moral. El resultado principal es que los intentos del gobierno del Reino Unido para normalizar la detención de inmigrantes no ha sido del todo exitosa.

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Detention of asylum seekers in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Italy

Cited by 87 publications

References 41 publications

Exploring physical activity engagement and barriers for asylum seekers in Australia coping with prolonged uncertainty and no right to work

Exploring physical activity engagement and barriers for asylum seekers in Australia coping with prolonged uncertainty and no right to work

Australian asylum policies: have they violated the right to health of asylum seekers?

“Regrettable but Necessary?” A Historical and Theoretical Study of the Rise of the U.K. Immigration Detention Estate and Its Opposition

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