Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 92a
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[Alternative measures should be systematically considered by States before resorting to immigration detention. States should ensure that the conditions and criteria to choose alternative measures do not discriminate in law or practice against particular groups of non-nationals, whether on the basis of their origin, economic situation, immigration or other status. These means also should be:] The least intrusive and restrictive in order to attain the same objectives of immigration-related detention, such as avoiding that migrants abscond and guaranteeing their presence in court or at administrative proceedings;
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants