Mexico City (Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal)

Estacion Migratoria del Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Mexico

Mexico

Status

In use

2025

Type: Transit centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Mexican Armed Forces, Instituto Nacional de Migracion

Management: Mexican Armed Forces (Military) (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Families, Accompanied minors, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
Mexico

782,176

Migration Detainee Entries

6,660

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Estacion Migratoria del Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Mexico
Location

Country: Mexico

City & Region: Mexico City (Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal), Americas

Latitude, Longitude: ,

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2017
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2006
In use
2005
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Transit centre
2005
Management
Management
Type
Year
Mexican Armed Forces (Military)
Governmental
2025
Instituto Nacional de Migracion
Governmental
2005
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Mexican Armed Forces
Military
Defence
2025
Instituto Nacional de Migracion
Secertaria de Gobernacion
Interior or Home Affairs
2005

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017

Families

2017

Accompanied minors

2017
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2025

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2025

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2005
At-Risk Populations

Asylum seekers

2025

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2005

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2005

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2017
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Yes

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Lawyer Access Infrequently

2025
Family Access

Family Access Infrequently

2025

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