Approximately 4.5 million U.S. citizen children live in mixed-status families, in which at least 1 family member is an unauthorized migrant and therefore vulnerable to detention and deportation from the United States (Passel & Cohn, 2011). This article critically examines the current state of the literature on the psychosocial consequences of detention and deportation for unauthorized migrants,...

Harvesting stormwater from urban catchments provides a supplementary water resource and, due to the physical abstraction of polluted water, also leads to environmental benefits. These benefits include the reduction of frequent ecosystem disturbance during small storms and less waterway erosion; hydrological impacts which are currently addressed by WSUD guidelines for stormwater detention. Altho...

Correctional assisted persons (Warga Binaan Pemasyarakatan/WBP) are one of the most marginalized communities due to their past unlawful acts. Assisted citizens who have served a period detention and behaved well will be appointed as companion prisoner (tahanan pendamping /tamping). Therefore, especially for these prisoners, skills needed that can provision in living new life society. The purpos...

This study was conducted in Lebanon with the main objectives of acquiring baseline data on practices and routines applied in the obstetrics ward for women having normal delivery; estimating the frequency of certain practices; and assessing whether women are given choice in these practices. A national sample of 39 hospitals was selected. The director, head midwife, or head nurse of the obstetric...

‘Border hotels’ have come to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as spaces of detention and quarantine. Despite longer history using hotels for immigrant detention, efforts contain outbreaks led proliferation used border governance. Ad hoc quarantine facilities been set up around world acting choke points mobility. The use sites has also gained significant attention, with related restrictio...

A disturbing but common practice in many developing countries is the detainment of women who have recently given birth and who cannot afford their hospital charges. Contrary to policies aimed at encouraging women to deliver in health facilities, this practice is an abuse of their rights and has implications for wider maternal and neonatal health. Detention of women is a surprisingly common prob...