FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers information about the date of their deportation can bring about a condition of anxiety that comes to a head during deportation and may often turn into a violent agitated state. In this connection, the CPT has noted that, in some of the countries visited, there was a psycho-social service attached to the units responsible for deportation operations, staffed by psychologists and social workers, who were specifically responsible for preparing immigration detainees for their deportation (through ongoing dialogue, contacts with the family in the country of destination, etc.). Needless to say, the CPT welcomes these initiatives and invites those States which have not already done so to set up such services”.41 ii. Findings However, during our research, we came across cases of detainees who had not been informed about their imminent return, even when they were leaving the detention center either for the final formalities in the Aliens Division or to be taken to the airport. Some detainees were not aware that they were about to be deported until they arrived at the airport. k. Minors A. Age assessment of minors Serious deficiencies occur in our country regarding the age assessment of minors. Until February 2016, our legislation provided a comprehensive procedure of age assessment of minors only in the context of First Reception Centers. Therefore, the implementation of the aforementioned legislation, concerned the sole First Reception Center that existed in Orestias. In February 2016, such a procedure has also been adopted for the cases of asylum seekers of contested age. However, both before the adoption of the above-mentioned legislative framework and after that, the skeletal age measurement with the use of radiology –a method of contested liability– has been widely used. 41 Council of Europe, Twenty Guidelines on Forced Return, 2005, page. 45 (5/9/2016) 66

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