This ad hoc query, launched by Luxembourg, examines what guidelines, procedures, and possible best practices are in place when LGBTIQ+ individuals are detained.

This discussion paper stands against the immigration detention of minors, even used as a measure of last resort, and calls for implementing meaningful alternatives to detention during return procedures. It also recommends mandating the collection of data on this matter.

Niet-begeleide minderjarige vreemdelingen (NBMV's) met weinig of geen kans op een verblijfsvergunning kunnen meervoudige problemen hebben, zoals een verslaving en/of mentale gezondheidsproblemen. Deze ad hoc vraag bekijkt hoe EU-lidstaten met deze groep omgaan en hoe ze hun opvang en begeleiding kunnen verbeteren.  

How do Member States and Norway ensure the care and protection of children who arrive in their countries, and what measures are in place in relation to guardianship, education, access to justice, and more? This new report from the European Migration Network (EMN) provides an overview of the progress made during 2020 in the implementation of the recommendations laid out in the 2017 Communication on the protection of children in migration and is the second edition of a series of reports developed by the EMN.

24 (lid)staten verstrekten informatie over het aantal teruggekeerde alleenstaande minderjarigen en over familieopsporing. Deze ad hoc vraag werd gelanceerd door het Finse Contactpunt van het EMN.

This report aims to support practitioners in implementing relevant polices in line with applicable law by outlining available safeguards against unlawful and arbitrary detention and highlighting promising practices.

Myria, the Belgian Federal Migration Centre, today published a paper on humanitarian visa issued by the Belgian authorities in 2016.

This report shows how the lack of safe and legal pathways for refugee and migrant children feeds a booming market for human smuggling and puts them at risk of violence, abuse and exploitation.