Porto

Unidade Habitacional de Santo António (CIT-UHSA)

Portugal

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Public Security Police (Polícia de Segurança Pública, PSP), SEF (Servicio De Estrangeiros e Fronteiras)

Management: Public Security Police (Polícia de Segurança Pública, PSP) (Governmental)

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

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
29
YES

2017

No Data
Portugal

533

Migration Detainee Entries

1,615

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Unidade Habitacional de Santo António (CIT-UHSA)
Location

Country: Portugal

City & Region: Porto, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 41.158089360000, -8.6195287094278

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2022
Last documented use
2017
In use
2016
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2024
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2009
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Temporary Accommodation Centre (Centro de instalação temporária ou espaço equiparado é autorizado)
2017
Management
Management
Type
Year
Public Security Police (Polícia de Segurança Pública, PSP)
Governmental
2023
Jesuit Refugees Services
Private Not-For-Profit
2017
Immigration and Borders Service
Governmental
2017
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Public Security Police (Polícia de Segurança Pública, PSP)
Ministry of Interior
Internal or Public Security
2023
SEF (Servicio De Estrangeiros e Fronteiras)
Interior or Home Affairs
2017
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Doctors of the World (Médicos do Mundo, MdM)
Health care
2024
Jesuit Refugees Services
Legal counselling
2017
Jesuit Refugees Services
Management
2017
Jesuit Refugees Services
Social services
2017
International Organization for Migration
Education or training
2017
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2006

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2017

Adult men

2017

Accompanied minors

2017

Families

2017
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 29

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 27

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 30

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 36

2015

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 36

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 184

2016

Number 153

2015

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 60

2024

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2023

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2017
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Non-Carceral Child-Friendly Space

Yes

2024
External Security Regime

Secure

2017

Secure

2009
Armed External Guards

Yes

2017

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2023

Yes

2017
Age Segregation

Yes

2017
Family Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2023

Yes

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Outdoor Space

Yes

2024

Yes

2023
Activities/Education for Children

No

2024

No

2023

Yes

2020

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

No Doctor on Duty

2023
Nurse on Duty

Infrequent

2023

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2023
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
International Organization for Migration
2024
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2023
Family Access

Yes

2023

Yes

2021

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Limited

2023
Internet Access

No

2024

No

2022
Access to Personal Cell Phones

Yes (with restrictions)

2024

Yes (with restrictions)

2023