La demande de décision préjudicielle porte sur l’interprétation de l’article 16, paragraphe 1, et de l’article 18 de la directive 2008/115/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil, du 16 décembre 2008, relative aux normes et procédures communes applicables dans les États membres au retour des ressortissants de pays tiers en séjour irrégulier (JO 2008, L 348, p. 98).
Relying in particular on Article 5 § 1 (f) (right to liberty and security), the applicants complained
about their placement and retention in the closed centre for aliens, alleging, inter alia, that they
were illegal.
Violation of Article 5 § 1 f) – in respect of the applicant children, concerning their retention in the closed centre
in a case which concerns family life as well as immigration, the extent of a State’s obligations will vary according to the particular circumstances of the persons involved and the general interest.