Cancun, Quintana Roo

Cancun Aeropuerto Estacion Provisional

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

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
96
YES

2017

No Data
Mexico

782,176

Migration Detainee Entries

6,660

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Cancun Aeropuerto Estacion Provisional
Location

Country: Mexico

City & Region: Cancun, Quintana Roo, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 21.0511812403, -86.8857192993

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2016
In use
2015
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2013
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2024
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Estancia Provisional Tipo B
2024
Estación o Estancia Migratoria (Immigration detention centre)
2019
Management
Management
Type
Year
Instituto Nacional de Migración
Governmental
2024
Instituto Nacional de Migracion
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Instituto Nacional de Migración National Migration Institute
Secretaría de Gobernación Secretariat of Governance
Immigration or Citizenship
2024
Instituto Nacional de Migracion
Secertaria de Gobernacion
Interior or Home Affairs
2012
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
INM
2024

DETAINEES

Demographics

LGBTI persons

2024

Adult men

2024

Adult women

2024

Adult men

2012

Adult women

2012
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2024

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 96

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 12

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2024

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

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

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2017
2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2024
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2024
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Yes

2024

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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