When the head of a detention facility is requested to detain an alien or release the alien from detention by the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center , he or she shall without delay detain the alien or release him or her from detention. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]
Laws › Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act › SECTION 2 Detention
Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 67 (Obligation of heads of detention facilities)
출입국관리법 시행령 제67조
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