passport confiscation
Document forcibly taken
Passport confiscation is the seizure of someone's travel documents by authorities or other parties, effectively restricting their movement.
Governments confiscate passports from criminal suspects or those facing legal proceedings.
Employers sometimes confiscate workers' passports—a practice associated with labor exploitation and human trafficking: The workers alleged passport confiscation as part of their abuse claims.
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- borderOuter edge or limit
- border controlRegulating cross-country movement
- detentionTemporary official holding
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
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passport confiscationfreedom of movement
Liberty to travel unimpeded
travel authorization · free passage · exit permit · right to travel · open borders
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