Where an immigration control official deems it unnecessary to detain a suspect even before the termination of the period of detention, he or she may release the suspect from detention with permission from the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center. In such cases, where the suspect is detained in a detention facility, the latter part of Article 65 (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to release from detention. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]
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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 66 (Release from Detention during Period of Detention)
출입국관리법 시행령 제66조
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