Immigration Detention Centre (Aripo Detention Centre) in Trinidad and Tobago

Immigration Detention Centre (Aripo Detention Centre)

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration Division

Management: Ministry of National Security (Governmental)

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

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
150	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Immigration Detention Centre (Aripo Detention Centre)

Location

Country: Trinidad and Tobago

City & Region: Aripo, Arima, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 10.641416, -61.280306

Contact Information

Immigration Detention Centre
Eastern Main Road
Aripo Trinidad
Tel: 667-8035/37
Fax: 667-8571

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status Last documented use

2017

Status In use

2015

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2010

National typology

Name Immigration Detention Center

2015

Management

Name Ministry of National Security

Type Governmental

2015

Custodial Authorities

Agency Immigration Division

Ministry Ministry of National Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2015

Operating Period

Year of Entry 2009

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2016

Name Adult men

2016

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 150

2009

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 131

2014

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Overstays

Reported Overstays Yes

2015

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2010

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2009

Age Segregation

Not Applicable

2015

Family Segregation

Not Applicable

2015

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of self-harming

Self harm reported

Incident/Report date

Yes

2 January 2015