5 Working together to end immigration detention: a collection of noteworthy practices showed that they have some features in common: a general policy shift towards the implementation of high levels of compliance of the people involved with non-coercive solutions in migration management. To the project, the limited numbers of migrants who conclude, this briefing analyses the practices of two have access to case management in comparison countries, Ecuador and Uruguay, which are among to the number of undocumented migrants, and the the few states in the world that never applied or no fact that these projects need to be accompanied by longer resort to immigration detention. Scope and methodology This briefing is produced in the context of PICUM’s project ‘A Three-Fold Strategy Against Immigration Detention in the EU’, which aims to identify knowledge gaps in the area of immigration detention and to develop recommendations for further research and actions in this area. This paper focuses on noteworthy practices on immigration detention, in particular with the purpose to identify opportunities for advocacy at the national and EU levels. This briefing is based on desk research as well as on information gathered through interviews conducted with representatives of PICUM members and other stakeholders. The study includes an analysis of policies and practices related to immigration detention, alternatives to detention, case management, and the role of civil society in the implementation of complementary strategies to end the detention of migrants.