Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife)

Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Santa Cruz de Tenerife ("Hoya Fria")

Spain

Status

In use

2025

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

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

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
238
67

3 February 2021

Yes

20 December 2006

Spain

2,085

Migration Detainee Entries

68,100

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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ABOUT

The Centro de Internamiento de Extranjeros-Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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-Santa Cruz de Tenerife ("Hoya Fria")
Location

Country: Spain

City & Region: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife), Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 28.46981, -16.2548558

Contact Information
Autopistas Américas km6 C.P. 38100 Hoya Fria Tel. 0034922235757

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
Temporarily closed
2023
In use
2022
In use
2021
Temporarily closed
2020
In use
2018
In use
2017
Last documented use
2016
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2018
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2011
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centro de Atención Temporal de Extranjeros (CATE) de Tenerife
2025
Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros
2019
Management
Management
Type
Year
Ministerio del Interior/Dirección General de la Policía
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
2003

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017

Adult men

2011

Adult women

2011
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 238

2011
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 347

2020

Number 77

2017

Number 125

2011
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
67
3 February 2021

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 34

2018

Number of Days 21

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

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
20 December 2006

MONITORING & ACCESS

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

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