Quick Facts

Number of Immigration Detention Sites: One dedicated facility

Deportations : 165,270 (January-August 2006)

Number of Asylum Seekers: 170, 865 (end 2007)

Max. Length of Detention for Deportation: Up to 30 days (90 day extension)

Max. Length of Detention for Other Reasons: Up to 48 hours

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Last updated: February 2009

South Africa Detention Profile

Map of "In Use" Detention Sites

For more detailed information, see the complete List of Detention Sites.

 

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  1. Lindela Repatriation Centre (Lindela Detention Centre)
  2. Pollsmoor Prison (Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison )
  3. SMG Detention Centre (Musina Detention Centre)
  4. Westville Prison

 

Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)

  • Forced Migration Studies Programme. 2005. "Xenophobia in South Africa and Problems Related to It". Witwatersand University. January 2005.
  • Human Rights Watch. 2007. 'Keep Your Head Down': Unprotected Migrants in South Africa. Human Rights Watch. February 2007.
  • Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR). 2008. Monitoring Immigration Detention in South Africa. Lawyers for Human Rights. December 2008.