Steenokkerzeel, Flemish Brabant, near Brussels national airport

Caricole Transit Centre

Belgium

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Office des Etrangers (Immigration Office), l’Office belge des Etranger

Management: Office des Etrangers (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
100
25

27 April 2020

No Data
Belgium

4,915

Migration Detainee Entries

10,825

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Caricole Transit Centre
Location

Country: Belgium

City & Region: Steenokkerzeel, Flemish Brabant, near Brussels national airport, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 50.894129, 4.515082

Contact Information

Tervuursesteenweg 302 1820 Steenokkerzeel Belgium


Telephone: +32 027197111, +32 02 719 71 10
Fax: +32 027197130, +32 02 719 71 30

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2023
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2015
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2018
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2015
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centre de transit (Transitcentrum)
2018
Management
Management
Type
Year
Office des Etrangers
Governmental
2019
l’Office belge des Etrangers
Governmental
2015
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Office des Etrangers (Immigration Office)
Home and Security
Internal or Public Security
2019
l’Office belge des Etranger
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
2015
Estimated annual facility budget (in USD)
Amount (USD)
Services
Year
1,287,000
Other
2016
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2012

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2018

Adult men

2018
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2018

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2018

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2015

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 100

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 50

2020

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 90

2019

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 90

2016
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 3273

2018

Number 2255

2014
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 1991

2023
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
25
27 April 2020

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2019

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2019

Secure

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Family Access

Yes

2019

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