FORGOTTEN Administratively detained irregular migrants and asylum seekers f. Persons who have ties with Greece i. Legal Framework According to Article 19 of Law 4251/2014, as amended by Article 8 approx. 23 Law 4332/2015, “the Minister of Interior and Administrative Reform or the Coordinator of Administrative Decentralization, may exceptionally grant residence permits to third country nationals residing in Greece and proving that they have developed strong ties with the country”, while art. 19A par. g of the same law provides for the granting of residence permits on humanitarian grounds to the parents of under-aged Greek nationals. ii. Findings During our visits in the Detention Centers we found out that there are detainees who have developed ties with the country and could benefit from the aforementioned provisions. Cases of detainees: 58 - Moroccan citizen A.C. was detained from 24/9/2015 until 3/4/2016 at Amygdaleza pre-removal detention Center, even though he has developed ties with Greece, as he previously had a 10-year residence permit. - Georgian citizen G.J. was detained for 5 months at the Preremoval Detention Center of Tavros on the grounds of public order related by the Police to an already served sentence of imprisonment for neglect of minor oversight. The aforementioned person has family in Greece, his wife is Greek and they have four children, two of which are minors. - Senegalese national C.O. was sentenced to 8 year imprisonment for robbery and serious physical injury by the One-member Felony Court of Appeals of Athens and was released according to the decision of the Three-member Felony Court of Athens that accepted his appeal and declared him not guilty for these offences. On 15/6/2016, the police authorities took him