EXISTING IN LIMBO European Conference Barcelona 16th November 2012 EXISTING IN LIMBO European Conference Barcelona 16th November 2012
KEY ISSUES ON DETENTION IN SPAIN 1. Who is detained? 2. High detention - Low deportation from CIE- High deportation without detention 3. Criminalization of citizens in detention 4. Costs 5. Bad conditions
WHO IS DETAINED? Migrants at the border (Africans) Undocumented migrants living in Spain Migrants once in regular situation Regular migrants with past criminal offenses Migrants coming from jail Judicial deportations
Mixed population in detention centers: irregular migrants and migrants from jail Abolish administraive detention for undocumented migrants
HIGH DETENTION – HIGHER DEPORTATION Lack of official data 2009: 16,590 people detained, 53,8% deported 2011: 11,456 people detained, 59,6 % deported Average of people enter detention centers each month in Spain, only 500 of them are finally deported. Higher numbers of deportation without detention – 2009: 20, 804 people deported, only 8,935 from detention centers – 2011: 18,422 people deported, only 6,825 (1/3) from detention centers Limbo for those that leave detention
Criminalization of people in detention centers Repatriations 2011:18,422 a) Expulsiones: 11,358 Qualified: 9,114 (80%) Nonqualified: 2,244 b) Devoluciones: 7,064 Declarations of Home Secretary: “80% of population in CIE have committed criminal offences. Therefore, detention centers are ver complex to manage” Is that so? What is a qualified repatriation? Migrants or criminals?
FINANCIAL COSTS OF DETENTION & DEPORTATION Lack of official data Estimates of 42 million euros in 2011: a)Cost of dentention centers (food, cleaning, maintenance, services and medial service): 8,340,000 euros. It does not include the salaries of police officers in CIE (346 police officers) b)Repatriations: average of 1,800 euros per person deported x 18,422 deportations: 33,300,000 euros Plus salaries of policemen in the detention centers, in the streets + border controls (Frontex, Europol)