FACILITY NAMES
Marsa Initial Reception Center
Location
Contact Information
Xatt Il Mollijiet
Il-Marsa
Malta
Il-Marsa
Malta
Marsa, Malta
Marsa Initial Reception Center
Type: Secure reception centre (Administrative)
Custodial Authority: Not Available
Management: Agency for the Welfare of Asylum-seekers (AWAS) (Governmental)
Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Families, Accompanied minors, Adult women, Unaccompanied minors, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)
| Capacity | Reported population | Conditions complaints? |
|---|---|---|
238 |
185 October 2025 |
YES2020 |
ABOUT
“Marsa Initial Reception Centre (IRC), based in an old public school, where the detained population is largely composed of family units and children. It is not formally categorised as a detention centre, since a section within the centre is open and allows the residents’ free entry and exit. However, there is also a closed component to the IRC where persons are effectively deprived of their liberty.”
