Estefany Gonzalez freed after Mountjoy detention inquiry

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Estefany Carolina Alquinta Gonzalez was freed after a High Court inquiry into her detention on 14 July 2020. She had been held in solitary confinement at Mountjoy Prison after immigration officials refused her entry to Ireland.

Mr Justice Charles Meenan ordered her release after the State did not contest the inquiry into the legality of her detention. He also awarded her legal costs.

The Minister for Justice intended to review a separate decision not to grant her permission to remain in the State.