Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Kenya

Status

In use

2024

Type: Transit centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Kenya Airports Police Unit, Frontier Control (NIS)

Management: Department of Immigration Services (Governmental)

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Reported population Capacity Deaths at facility
48

2 November 2007

No Data
No Data
Kenya

519,353

Refugees

104,490

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Location

Country: Kenya

City & Region: Nairobi, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: -1.3202091, 36.9319723

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
Last documented use
2007
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Transit centre
2007
Management
Management
Type
Year
Department of Immigration Services
Governmental
2024
Department of Immigration
Governmental
2007
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Kenya Airports Police Unit, Frontier Control (NIS)
Department of Immigration Services
Immigration or Citizenship
2024

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007

SIZE & POPULATION

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
48
2 November 2007

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2007

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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