Guatemala City, zona 9

Albergue de la Direccion General de Migracion

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2015

Type: Administrative (Immigration detention centre)

Authority: Governmental

Detains: Undocumented migrants

Capacity

42

2006

Reported Population

Not available

Inadequate Conditions

Not available

Guatemala

563

Immigration detainees

Detained asylum seekers

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
4 avenida y calle 4-37 zona 9, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2015

Status In use

2006
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2006
National typology

Name Albergue (Shelter)

2006
Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Direccion General de Migracion

Type Governmental

2006
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2006
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2006
Demographics

Name Adult men

2006

Name Adult women

2006

Name Accompanied minors

2006
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2006
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2006
Legal segregation

Legal Segregation

Family segregation

Family Segregation

Age segregation

Age Segregation

Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 42

2006
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BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Direccion General de Migracion

Ministry Ministerio de Gobernacion

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2006
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