Dammam Migrant Detention Center in Saudi Arabia

Dammam Migrant Detention Center

Status

In use

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: General Department of Expatriate Affairs

Management: General Department of Expatriate Affairs - Ministry of Interior (Governmental)

Detains: Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
1800	496	Yes 3 September 2009

Capacity

Reported population

Deaths at facility

1800

496 Yes

3 September 2009

FACILITY NAMES

Dammam Migrant Detention Center

Location

Country: Saudi Arabia

City & Region: Dammam, Eastern Region, Middle East

Latitude, Longitude: 26.380353, 50.049473

Contact Information

Dammam Migrant Detention Center
Abd Al-Rahman Bin Awf St.
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 13 8111050

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status

Year

In use

2024

Last documented use

2018

Facility type

Category

Type

Year

Administrative

Immigration detention centre

2018

Management

Management

Type

Year

General Department of Expatriate Affairs - Ministry of Interior

Governmental

2018

Custodial Authorities

Agency

Ministry

Ministry type

Year

General Department of Expatriate Affairs

Ministry of Interior

Interior or Home Affairs

2018

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2018

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1800

2014

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number

Date

496

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2014

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths

Name of deceased individual

Date of death

N.A.

3 September 2009