Palenque, Chiapas

Palenque Estacion Migratoria

Mexico

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Instituto Nacional de Migración National Migration Institute, Instituto Nacional de Migracion

Management: Instituto Nacional de Migración (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, LGBTI persons, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
88
6

3 August 2020

No Data
Mexico

782,176

Migration Detainee Entries

6,660

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Palenque Estacion Migratoria
Location

Country: Mexico

City & Region: Palenque, Chiapas, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 17.494728952, -91.9861221313

Contact Information
Estación migratoria en Palenque
Titular: C. Manrique Alonso Castro López
Domicilio Carretera a Playa de Catazaja, S/n Km. 6, C.P. 29960 Palenque, Chiapas,
Teléfono(s) 01(916) 103 18 73 y 101 17 38

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2024

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2012
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2024

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2012
National typology

Name Estancia Provisional Tipo B

2024
Management

Name Instituto Nacional de Migración

Type Governmental

2024

Name Instituto Nacional de Migracion

Type Governmental

2012
Custodial Authorities

Agency Instituto Nacional de Migración National Migration Institute

Ministry Secretaría de Gobernación Secretariat of Governance

Ministry Typology Immigration or Citizenship

2024

Agency Instituto Nacional de Migracion

Ministry Secertaria de Gobernacion

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2012
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner INM

2024
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2012

2024

Year of Entry 2012

2019

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2024

Name Adult women

2024

Name LGBTI persons

2024

Name Families

2017

Name Accompanied minors

2017

Name Adult women

2017

Name Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2024

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 88

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 64

2019

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 35

2011
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
6
3 August 2020

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2024

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
2
2024

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2024
External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2017
Family Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS