Key legal question
Whether the appeal against removal custody still had an current practical interest after the custody expired.
Extracted holding
The appeal lost its practical interest when the maximum detention period ended, so the case was declared moot and not examined on the merits.
Extracted reasoning
A public-law appeal against detention decisions requires a current practical interest. Because the custody under Art. 77 AuG ended on 2008-09-13, no such interest remained, and the possible future use of different detention grounds under Art. 76 AuG did not preserve interest.