University of Barcelona published an article about MORE findings with a title “A European study discredits the detention and deportation of people in irregular situations: Officials responsible for immigration management consider restrictive measures to be ineffective and even counterproductive, and advocate for preventive alternatives.”
The article highlights the ineffectiveness of deportation and detention, the negative consequences of punitive policies on people in irregular situations, and the underuse of preventive alternatives.
It is available in Catalan and Spanish here.
