Luqa, LQA 4000, Malta

Malta (Luqa) International Airport Police Custody Centre (Short-term detention)

Malta

Status

In use

2024

Type: Transit centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Police (Governmental)

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
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Malta

1,705

Migration Detainees

380

Migration Detainee Entries

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ABOUT

This facility is managed by the Police and used in particular to detain people who are "immediately returned on the same flight used to reach Malta".

FACILITY NAMES
Malta (Luqa) International Airport Police Custody Centre (Short-term detention)
Location

Country: Malta

City & Region: Luqa, LQA 4000, Malta, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 35.84879113382, 14.495571662091

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2016
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Transit centre
2009
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police
Governmental
2023
Police
Governmental
2009

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2009

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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