The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in the 'Ministerio Fiscal' judgment of Thursday 25 June (Case C-36/20 PPU), that an application for asylum could also be received by an examining magistrate who had been tasked with deciding on the detention of a third country national in an irregular situation. It further held that a person who has expressed a wish to apply for international protection cannot be detained on the grounds that there are not enough places in a reception centre.