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Dedicated immigration detention centres: 1 (2009)

Detention capacity: 30 adults, six children

Max. length of detention: 60 days

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Last updated: August 2009

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

 

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  1. Unidade Habitational de Sao Antonio

 

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

  • European Parliament. 2007. The conditions in centres for third country
    national (detention camps, open centres as well as transit centres and
    transit zones) with a particular focus on provisions and facilities
    for persons with special needs in the 25 EU member states. European
    Parliament, Directorate-General Internal Policies, Policy Department
    C, Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs. Contract Ref:
    IP/C/LIBE/IC/2006-181. December 2007.
  • Marques, Vera (Jesuit Refugee Service-Portugal). 2009. Interview by Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). Phone conversation. 30 July 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.