FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers The situation that has been created has already led to a further increase of administrative detainees and we fear that these numbers may dramatically increase once again. In the islands, delays in the asylum procedures and the prolonged entrapment cause frustration and tension to refugees. Many people attempt to leave the islands (and the country) with forged papers, while protests and violent incidents are frequent. The authorities try to control the situation, resorting increasingly to the very controversial practice of arrest and detention on public order grounds. Similar events are also observed in the mainland. The most serious problem, however, is the large number of people in the mainland –in or out of camps– lacking legal documents. In view of the fact that the Asylum Service continues not to ensure the possibility of access to the asylum procedure at the Regional Asylum Offices, and suggests to whoever wishes to submit an asylum application to follow the inadequate procedure through Skype, it becomes apparent that the majority of people wishing to submit an asylum application will remain without legal documents and will thus face the serious risk of being arrested and administratively detained. III. PROJECT ACTIVITIES AITIMA NGO delivered a project on monitoring immigration detention from September 15, 2015 until September 15, 2016. During this period, the following activities have been carried out: • Visits to detention centers • Interviews with detainees • Investigation of cases of detainees based upon their files maintained by the competent authorities • Meetings and contacts with the competent services, institutional actors, Civil Society Organizations and International Organizations 12