Increasingly long stays at Migration Agency’s largest detention centre
Märsta detention centre, north of Stockholm.
Lyssna: Increasingly long stays at Migration Agency’s largest detention centre
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Detention times for rejected asylum seekers and other individuals facing deportation who are being held at the Swedish Migration Agency’s facility in Märsta, north of Stockholm have increased this year, reports Swedish Radio P4 Stockholm.
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The individual who has been held the longest while awaiting deportation has been in custody for over six years.
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Out of 580 people, half have been detained for 70 days or more—compared to the average of 46 days over the past decade.
