Israel: Law Reduces Migrant Detention

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The Israeli Parliament passed legislation on Tuesday allowing for the detention of African migrants and asylum seekers who enter the country illegally for up to a year without trial. The bill amended previous legislation allowing detention without trial for up to three years. Israel’s Supreme Court overturned that law in September, ruling that it violated principles of human dignity and freedom. The amendment also allows the state to hold migrants already in Israel indefinitely in what it called “open” detention facilities. About 60,000 Africans have entered Israel since 2005.