Las Palmas de Gran Canarias

Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Las Palmas de Gran Canarias ("Barranco Seco")

Spain

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

Management: Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia (Governmental)

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

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
168
YES

2017

No Data
Spain

2,085

Migration Detainee Entries

68,100

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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ABOUT

The Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Las Palmas de Gran Canarias is a "Center for the Temporary Assistance of Foreigners (Centro de Atención Temporal de Extranjeros, CATE)". These are closed centres which function as police stations and are managed by the National Police. The maximum duration of stay in a CATE is 72 hours.

FACILITY NAMES
Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Las Palmas de Gran Canarias ("Barranco Seco")
Location

Country: Spain

City & Region: Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 28.09575, -15.42490

Contact Information
Barranco Seco s/n Las Palmas de G.C. C.P. 35015 Tel. 00349228323200

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2021
Temporarily closed
2020
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2016
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2011
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centro de Atención Temporal de Extranjeros (CATE) de Barranco Seco, en Las Palmas
2025
Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros
2019
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia
Governmental
2017
Ministerio del Interior/Direccion General de la Policia
Governmental
2011
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Cuerpo Nacional de Policía
Ministerio del Interior
Interior or Home Affairs
2011
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1998

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017

Adult women

2011

Adult men

2011
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016
2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 168

2011
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 337

2020

Number 426

2017

Number 371

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 25

2018

Number of Days 26

2015

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2023
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2011
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT
2017

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