San Jose, Costa Rica, Hatillo Centro

Centro de Aprehensión Temporal para Extranjeros en Condición Irregular (CATECI)

Costa Rica

Status

In use

2019

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria, Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria

Management: Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería and Policía Profesional (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
50
No Data
No Data
Costa Rica

15,611

Refugees

195,463

Asylum Applications

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FACILITY NAMES
Centro de Aprehensión Temporal para Extranjeros en Condición Irregular (CATECI)

Alternative Names: previously "Centro de Aseguramiento para Extranjeros en Transito"

Location

Country: Costa Rica

City & Region: San Jose, Costa Rica, Hatillo Centro, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 9.913175, -84.097653

Contact Information
Avenida 48
Hatillo, San Jose Costa Rica
Tel: +506-252-1600 / 299-8013

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2019
In use
2015
In use
2007
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2014
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2007
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centre for temporary detention for irregular migrants [Centro de Aprehensión Temporal para Extranjeros en Condición Irregular]
2015
Management
Management
Type
Year
Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería and Policía Profesional
Governmental
2014
Direccion General de Migracion y Extrajeria/Policia de Migracion y Extranjeria
Governmental
2007
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria
Ministerio de Gobernacion y Policia
Interior or Home Affairs
2014
Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria
Ministerio de Gobernacion
Interior or Home Affairs
2007
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2006

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2014

Adult women

2014
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2014

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 50

2014

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 70

2007
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 20

2015

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2007

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2014

Secure

2007

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2014

Yes

2007

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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