Detention of Asylum Seekers

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The Chapter: Detention of Asylum Seekers in France includes sections on:

A. General

B. Legal framework of detention

1. Grounds for detention

2. Alternatives to detention

3. Detention of vulnerable applicants

4. Duration of detention

C. Detention conditions

1. Place of detention

2. Conditions in detention facilities

3. Access to detention facilities

D. Procedural safeguards

1. Judicial review of the detention order

2. Legal assistance for review of detention

E. Differential treatment of specific nationalities in detention