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Detention conditions in removal and enforcement custody

1-HA.2008.125Administrative Court / Chamber 2Dec 5, 2008Other

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Omnilex summary

The source contains two Aargau immigration-detention decisions from 2008. In the first, the court held that if cells cannot be opened during the day for operational reasons, detainees in removal custody must be transferred; if that is impossible, they must be released. In the second, it held that detainees who are vegetarians are entitled to a specifically vegetarian menu and cannot be satisfied with a regular meal from which the meat has merely been removed.

Omnilex headnote

Detention conditions in immigration custody; operational cell lockdown and dietary accommodation. If cells cannot be opened during the day for operational reasons, the authority must remedy the situation by transferring the detainees; absent a feasible transfer, release is required (consid. II/4). In detention, vegetarian detainees have a right to a genuinely vegetarian menu; the duty of accommodation is not met by serving the standard meal minus the meat component (consid. II/3).

Full text

2008 Zwangsmassnahmen im Ausländerrecht 401 83 Ausschaffungshaft; Haftbedingungen; Zelleneinschluss aus betrieblichen Gründen Sofern es aus betrieblichen Gründen unmöglich ist, die Zellen tagsüber zu öffnen, müssen die betroffenen Ausschaffungshäftlinge verlegt werden. Ist eine Verlegung nicht möglich, sind sie zu entlassen (E. II./4.). Entscheid des Präsidenten des Rekursgerichts im Ausländerrecht vom 5. Dezember 2008 in Sachen Migrationsamt des Kantons Aargau gegen B.A. betreffend Haftüberprüfung (1-HA.2008.125). 84 Durchsetzungshaft; Haftbedingungen Vegetarier haben Anspruch auf ein speziell vegetarisches Menu. Es ist insbesondere nicht zulässig, vom regulären Menu lediglich das Fleisch zu entfernen (E. II./3.). Entscheid des Präsidenten des Rekursgerichts im Ausländerrecht vom 23. April 2008 in Sachen Migrationsamt des Kantons Aargau gegen K.M. betreffend Haftverlängerung (1-HA.2008.40).

Keywords

immigration detentiondetention conditionscell lockdowntransferreleasevegetarian dietmeal accommodation

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether removal-detention cells may remain locked during the day for operational reasons without relocating detainees.

Extracted holding

If daytime opening of cells is impossible for operational reasons, the affected detainees must be transferred; if transfer is not possible, they must be released.

Extracted reasoning

The detention regime must be organized so that daytime cell confinement caused by operational constraints does not result in unlawful detention conditions. Transfer is the required remedy; release is the fallback if transfer cannot be arranged.

Key legal question

Whether a vegetarian detainee is entitled to a specifically vegetarian menu in enforcement detention.

Extracted holding

Vegetarian detainees are entitled to a specifically vegetarian menu; it is not sufficient to remove the meat from the regular menu.

Extracted reasoning

Dietary accommodation must correspond to the detainee's vegetarian status and cannot be reduced to a regular meal with the meat merely omitted.

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