22 Case management is also at the heart of the ‘Plan These pilots differ from the so-called ‘alternative to Together’ project, implemented in Belgium by the detention’ put in place by the Belgian government. Jesuit Refugee Service Belgium (JRS Belgium).110 Return houses, semi-open governmental facilities The project is based on the provision of holistic case where families with children are held, are the ‘official’ management to families with children who may be ATD in Belgium. However, while children can (in at risk of detention. Families are accompanied by a principle) go to school, families remain subject to a case manager in order to build a relationship of trust high degree of deprivation of liberty. From a legal that will allow the people involved to explore all the perspective, they are issued a detention order, possible options for a durable solution: regular stay which places them under the same framework as in Belgium, transfer to another EU member state or people held in closed centres. Furthermore, they voluntary return to their country of origin. The pilot have to respect strict limitations to their freedom of project, albeit on a small scale, has shown a high movement, such as a curfew and the obligation for at engagement rate among families and has allowed least one adult to always be present in the facility.112 JRS to improve cooperation with legal professionals, According to an independent evaluation conducted social services and local authorities.111 by the NGO Plateforme Mineurs en Exil,113 return houses cannot qualify as a proper alternative to detention (rather as an alternative form of detention). 110 Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international catholic organisation whose mission is to accompany and serve refugees and ‘forced’ migrants, as well as to advocate for their rights. In Belgium, JRS is committed to promote hospitality, and to accompany and defend refugees and forced migrants in detention centres and return houses. 111 JRS Belgium, 2023, Plan Together. Case Management as an alternative to Immigration Detention. 112 European Alternatives to Detention Network, 2023, Plan Together: Gathering evidence and learning on case management as an alternative to detention in Belgium. 113 Plateforme Mineurs en Exil, 2021, Les maisons de retour en Belgique: Une alternative à la détention à part entière, efficace et respectueuse des droits de l’enfant?.