Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

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 In use

2024

Status Last documented use

2007
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Transit centre

2007
Management

Name Department of Immigration Services

Type Governmental

2024

Name Department of Immigration

Type Governmental

2007
Custodial Authorities

Agency Kenya Airports Police Unit, Frontier Control (NIS)

Ministry Department of Immigration Services

Ministry Typology Immigration or Citizenship

2024

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name 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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