Athens, Attica

Aspropyrgus Holding Facility for Irregular Migrants

Greece

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2013

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection, Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection

Management: Police (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
160
131

2011

No Data
Greece

31,126

Immigration detainees (2018)

6,290 - 7,570

Estimated detention capacity (2013)

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MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2013

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2009
Operating Period

Year of Entry Unknown

Year Ceased 2013

Center Status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2013

Status In use

2009
Management

Name Police

Type Governmental

2012

Name Attika Foreigners Directorate

Type Governmental

2009

STATISTICS & DATA

Demographics

Name Adult men

2012

Name Adult men

2009
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013
Capacity (specialised immigration facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 160

2012

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 140

2009
Reported Population (day)

Number 131

2011

Number 54

2008
Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013

CONDITIONS & REGIME

Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2013

Security Level Secure

2009