Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 93
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States should provide alternatives to detention for family groups when parents are detained on the sole basis of migratory status, keeping in mind the necessary balance between the need to protect family unity and the best interests of the child. In all decisions concerning children, the best interests of the child should be the primary consideration.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants