Dedicated migrant detention centres: 6 (2009)

Total capacity of dedicated centres: 2,757 (2009)

Total number of detainees at dedicated centres during entire year: 8,585 (2008)

Est. undocumented population: 62,000-114,000 (2005)

Number of pending asylum applicants: 9,743 (end of 2008)

Max. length of detention: No legal limit

Last updated: December 2009

Netherlands Detention Profile

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

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

Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers - COA). 2009. Homepage. http://www.coa.nl/NED/website/home.asp (accessed 20 October 2009).
Ministry of Justice. 2008. Website. "Detentiecentrum Noord-Holland." 19 May 2008. www.dji.nl/Organisatie/Locaties/Detentiecentra-en-uitzetcentra/Detentiecentrum-Noord-Holland/index.aspx (accessed 30 September 2009).
Steven Ammeraal (officer from the Dutch Refugee Council) interview with Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project), 10 July, 2009. Geneva, Switzerland.
Amnesty International Report. 2008. The Netherlands: The Detention of Irregular Migrants and Asylum-Seekers. June 2008, p. 20.
Immigration and Naturalisation Service. Website. 2007. "Introducing IND: Asylum." Immigration and Naturalisation Service. www.ind.nl/en/inbedrijf/overdeind/cijfersenfeiten/2004/Cijfers2004_asiel.asp (accessed 27 August 2007).
Immigration and Naturalisation Service. Website. 2007. "Introducing IND: What is an AC? Questions about asylum." Immigration and Naturalisation Service. http://www.ind.nl/en/inbedrijf/asiel/Wat_is_een_aanmeldcentrum.asp (accessed 27 August 2007).
Dutch Council For Refugees. Website. 2007. "Refugees in NL: The Registration Centre." Dutch Council For Refugees. www.vluchtelingenwerk.nl/108-Registration_centre.html (accessed 27 August 2007).