Märsta

Märsta

Sweden

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Swedish Migration Agency

Management: Swedish Migration Agency (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
75
42

19 May 2015

YES

2015

Sweden

3,695

Migration Detainee Entries

2,510

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Märsta
Location

Country: Sweden

City & Region: Märsta, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 59.618185, 17.8784384

Contact Information
Maskingatan 4 E, Märsta. Tel. +46 (0)771 235 235

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2020
Last documented use
2018
In use
2016
In use
2013
In use
2009
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
Management
Management
Type
Year
Swedish Migration Agency
Governmental
2024
Swedish Migration Agency
Governmental
2017
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Swedish Migration Agency
Ministry of Justice
Justice
2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Unaccompanied minors

2015

Accompanied minors

2015

Adult men

2015

Adult women

2015
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 75

2015

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 100

2004
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
42
19 May 2015

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2015

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2017

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2014

CELLS

Security/Isolation Cells

Yes

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Activities/Education for Children

Yes

2022

HEALTH

Covid-19 Measures
Measure
Implementation
Obvs. Date
Detainee Social Distancing or Isolation
Partially
COVID Education
Partially
2022

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2024
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2024
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2024
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2023
Yes
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
2023
Family Access

Yes

2024

Yes

2023

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Yes

2024

Yes

2023
Receiving Calls

Yes

2023