In the United Kingdom (UK), immigration detention is not a form of legal punishment, but rather is administrative in nature and geared towards the removal of unwanted non-citizens. Yet, for those who are detained for immigration purposes and confined in one of the UK’s ten immigration removal...

This chapter will set out the historical development, typologies, experiences, and impacts of immigration detention, concentrating on Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, and the United States. The aim of this chapter is to show the relevance of immigration detention to the...