Barcelona

Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Barcelona ("Centro de Zona Franca")

Spain

Status

In use

2026

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

Management: Ministerio del Interior / Dirección General de Policía (Governmental)

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

Capacity Deaths at facility Conditions complaints?
236
Yes

17 December 2013

YES

2017

Spain

1,893

Migration Detainee Entries

68,100

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Barcelona ("Centro de Zona Franca")
Location

Country: Spain

City & Region: Barcelona, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 41.4180150361, 2.2192382813

Contact Information
Carreter E, Zona Franca, 40 Zona Franca-
port Sants-Montjuïc 08040 Barcelona
Web: http://www.policia.es
Telephone: 932903926 Fax: 932903927

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2020
Temporarily closed
2020
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2016
Temporarily closed
2015
In use
2013
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2018
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2013
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros
2019
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministerio del Interior / Dirección General de Policía
Governmental
2017
Comisión General de Extranjería y Fronteras
Governmental
2013
Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia
Governmental
2013
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Cuerpo Nacional de Policía
Ministerio del Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2006

DETAINEES

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

2017

Adult men

2017

Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 236

2012
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1797

2017

Number 1660

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2013
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 31

2018

Number of Days 33

2017

Number of Days 26

2015

Number of Days 25

2012

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
Reports of riots or other unrest

Reported riots or other unrest? Yes

2024

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2023
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2013

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

Details/Description P.155.... In March 2025, around 20 inmates at the CIE of Barcelona started a hunger strike to denounce the lack of guarantee of their rights, including mistreatments.

Report date (Day) 31

Report date (Month) March

Report date (Year) 2025

2025

Mistreatment Complaints Yes

2017

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Not Applicable

2017

Gender Segregation Not Applicable

2013
Age Segregation

Age Segregation Not Available

2017

Age Segregation Not Applicable

2013
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
17 December 2013
N.A.
11 December 2012
N.A.
22 December 2010
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
18 December
Yes
15 December
Covid-19 Measures
Measure
Implementation
Obvs. Date
Detainee Social Distancing or Isolation
Yes
COVID Testing
Yes
Distribution of Masks to Detainees
Partially
Distribution of Hygenic Supplies
Partially
2022

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT
2018
Yes
National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT
2017
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2017

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