Learning from Covid-19 Pandemic for a more protective CEAS

The project is led by JRS Europe and implemented in partnership with JRS Belgium, SJM Spain, JRS France, JRS Ireland, Centro Astalli Rome, JRS Malta, JRS Portugal and JRS Romania.

The project aims to use the lessons learned from national responses to the covid crisis in the areas of reception of asylum seekers and immigration detention to promote small-scale reception systems and feasible alternatives to detention.

Photo credit: Catalin Albu / JRS Romania; Caption: Since returns to countries of origin have been paused in the context of coronavirus, migrants in detention have been released. JRS Romania runs the only centre for tolerated persons in the country. They provide them with accommodation and daily warm meals.