At the Cornebarrieu detention center in Haute-Garonne.

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F. Scheiber / 20 minutes

"She was not well, very worried about her baby that she is breastfeeding, and the child was not doing well either, he was no longer feeding", relates Pablo Martin, Cimade worker at the detention center in Cornebarrieu, north of Toulouse.

The association, which helps migrants, took care of this 18-year-old mother of Croatian origin last Saturday, placed in detention after being arrested in the Tarn, but without her 20-day-old infant.

Four days later, she was eventually released by decision of the court of appeal.

The circle of Neighbors, which brings together residents of the CRA, took care of Wednesday evening when the young woman left, who after a request for regularization was the subject of an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) .

[#Alert]


❌😡 In total violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, a mother was placed in the #CRA in Toulouse while her 20-day-old baby was left outside with the father and without her may breastfeed her. @ interieur_gouv you are not ashamed?

- La Cimade (@lacimade) November 19, 2020

“For four days, there was no prefectural decision while she was deprived of her baby, it's dramatic.

What is the point of placing her in detention, especially since due to the health crisis we know that the possibilities of returning to the country of origin are low ”, asks Pablo Martin.

Pregnant woman

A case of a mother who is not isolated according to him.

Since October 10, the detention center has been welcoming a mother who is six months pregnant and also deprived of her young children.

This Bosnian woman has been waiting for a month and a half for her case to be decided, but for Cimade, she risks spending 60 days in detention before being released.

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