Cayman Islands (British Overseas Territory)

Latest Report

Refugees

47

2022

Asylum Applications

242

2022

International Migrants

29,242

2020

Population

68,136

2021

International Migrants as % of Population

44.49%

2020

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Types of facilities used for migration-related detention
Administrative Ad Hoc Criminal Unknown

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DETENTION STATISTICS

DETAINEE DATA

Total Number of Children Placed in Immigration Detention (Year)
0
2017

DETENTION CAPACITY

ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION

ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT DATA

PRISON DATA

Criminal Prison Population (Year)
190
2014
Percentage of Foreign Prisoners (Year)
16
2009
Prison Population Rate (per 100,000 of National Population)
325
2014

POPULATION DATA

Population (Year)
68,136
2021
61,944
2020
International Migrants (Year)
29,242
2020
28,985
2019
International Migrants as Percentage of Population (Year)
44.49
2020
Refugees (Year)
47
2022
57
2021
38
2020
34
2019
13
2016
12
2015
6
2014
Asylum Applications (Year)
242
2022
177
2016
Stateless Persons (Year)
0
2022
0
2016

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA & POLLS

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

GROUNDS FOR MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

LENGTH OF MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

Maximum Length of Detention at Port of Entry
Number of Days: 549
2013

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION INSTITUTIONS

Custodial Authorities
Immigration Department (Immigration Department) Immigration or Citizenship
2012
Detention Facility Management
Immigration Department (Governmental)
2012
Types of Detention Facilities Used in Practice
2015
2014

PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS

DETENTION MONITORS

> National human rights monitoring bodies

> National Preventive Mechanisms (Optional Protocol to UN Convetion against Torture)

> Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

> Governmental monitoring bodies

> International detention monitoring

TRANSPARENCY

READMISSION/RETURN/EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS

COVID-19

HEALTH CARE

COVID-19 DATA

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 0/19

NON-TREATY-BASED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

DETENTION COSTS

OUTSOURCING

FOREIGN SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR DETENTION OPERATIONS