Three immigrants released and ordered to leave the island. | SMN NEWS

PHILIPSBURG:---  On March 1, 2022, the Court of First Instance ruled in three administrative injunction cases brought forward by three immigrants without a residence permit for either the Dutch side or the French side. The Minister of Justice ordered their return to their native country and placed them in administrative detention to secure their removal.

The courts found that certain procedures and guidelines regarding administrative detention were not fully complied with by the Ministry of Justice. As a result, the court ordered the immediate release of the three immigrants, pending the appeal process against their detention orders. The release was ...


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