Immigration detention facilities: reality and alternatives

Summary

Every year, thousands of people risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean with the hope of finding on the other side an opportunity to develop their vital projects. What is it on the other side? Santiago Yerga is one of the greatest experts on the current situation of migration in the Mediterranean, and active structures prepared for the reception of these people. This workshop reveals the reality that is lived in the Mediterranean every day, the real treatment that migrants receive once they reach Europe, and a review of the legal framework that covers them, stating the main problems that arise with the current model and proposing possible solutions.