The plenary meetings focused on the overall situation at the Detention Centres and on the various complaints received. During these meetings the Board also planned for various meetings with different entities. Monitoring of Forced Return In 2014 the Board was more involved in monitoring six occasions when migrants were returned to their country of origin. 1. 1st Monitoring Visit a took place in Januaty 2014 when five migrants were returned to Nigeria. In its report the Board recommended some kind of social assistance/counselling before a forced return. 2. 2nd Monitoring Visit : On the the 14th April the Board members visited Hal Far detention Centre and met the 6 Nigerians who were going to be deported on the 16th of April. On the 16th two Board members visited the police headquarters again and they saw the detainees fi·om the moment they were taken from the cells to the time they boarded the bus to the airport. A report was duly lodged on the 21st April. 3. 3rd Monitoring Visit: 15 April 2014 The Board members visited the police lock up and met the detainees from Ghana who were going to be deported that same day. 4. 4th Monitoring Visit- May: This visit took place on the 13th May. Four detainees from Nigeria were going to be returned. The visit took place in the afternoon a day before their departure. The detainees presented some objection re their return to the Board member. Since the detainees knew the Board member as a member of the Board of Visitors action was taken regarding these complaints. The respective entities responsible were contacted and as a result one detainee was not returned due to mental health problems. A report was duly lodged with the Immigration Police.5. 5. 5th Monitoring Visit. This visit took place in June16th. Two Pakistanis were going to be deported on the 17th in the middle of the night. Two Board members visited the detention centre and saw the detainees leaving the detention centre and being taken to the Police Lock up. The same day Board members visited the lock up and saw the two Pakistanis settled in their cells. 6th Monitoring Visit This visit took place on the 2oth October when four Nigerian refugees were going to be returned. The Board visited the lock up and monitored the departure fi·om the lock up to the airport. The Board has not been in a position yet to monitor the flights but it is hoped that this 3