Veracruz, Veracruz

Veracruz Estacion Migratoria

Mexico

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

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 women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
55
YES

2017

No Data
Mexico

782,176

Migration Detainee Entries

6,660

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Veracruz Estacion Migratoria
Location

Country: Mexico

City & Region: Veracruz, Veracruz, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 19.1994851593, -96.1401128769

Contact Information
Estación migratoria en Veracruz
Titular: Lic. Carlos Joel Galvan Castro
Domicilio Miguel Lerdo Núm. 311, Esq. 5 de Mayo, Col. Centro, C.P.91700, Veracruz, Ver.
Teléfono(s) 01(229)989 72 50

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2024
In use
2019
In use
2017
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
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
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2022
2023
2002

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2024

Adult men

2024

Families

2017

Accompanied minors

2017

Adult women

2017

Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 55

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 35

2019

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 34

2011

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

Inadequate conditions

2017

Lighting

2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2024
External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2024

No

2017

Yes

2017
Age Segregation

No

2017
Family Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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