Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
- 4.1: Belgium.
- 4.2: Bulgaria.
- 4.3: Cyprus.
- 4.4: Czech Republic.
- 4.5: Denmark.
- 4.6: Estonia.
- 4.7: Finland.
- 4.8: France.
- 4.9: Greece.
- 4.10: Hungary.
- 4.11: Ireland.
- 4.12: Italy.
  - 4.12.1: Introduction.
  - 4.12.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.12.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 4.12.4: Country Links.
  - 4.12.5: Reference List.
- 4.13: Latvia.
- 4.14: Lithuania.
- 4.15: Luxembourg.
- 4.16: Malta.
- 4.17: Netherlands.
- 4.18: Norway.
- 4.19: Poland.
- 4.20: Portugal.
- 4.21: Romania.
- 4.22: Slovakia.
- 4.23: Slovenia.
- 4.24: Spain.
- 4.25: Sweden.
- 4.26: Switzerland.
- 4.27: Turkey.
- 4.28: Ukraine.
- 4.29: United Kingdom.
5: Middle East .

Italy Profile

Quick Facts

Dedicated immigration detention sites: 20 (2009)

Detention capacity: 5,329 (2009)

Max. length of detention: 180 days

Asylum seekers: 1,500 (end 2007)

Annual number of deportations: 26,985 (2008)

Undocumented migrants: 349,000 (2007)

Last updated: September 2009

Italy Detetnion Profile

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