Americas

Antigua and Barbuda flag Antigua and Barbuda
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  • International migrants: 0 (2022)
Argentina flag Argentina
  • Immigration detainees:
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 11689 (2023)
Bahamas flag Bahamas
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 31 (2023)
Barbados flag Barbados
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  • International migrants: 0 (2023)
Belize flag Belize
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  • International migrants: 1982 (2023)
Bolivia  flag Bolivia
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 61 (2023)
Brazil flag Brazil
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  • International migrants: 89519 (2023)
Canada flag Canada
  • Immigration detainees:
  • Detained unaccompanied children: 2 (2020)
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 169092 (2023)
Cayman Islands (British Overseas Territory)
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 246 (2023)
Chile flag Chile
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  • International migrants: 12440 (2023)
Colombia flag Colombia
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  • International migrants: 23839 (2023)
Costa Rica flag Costa Rica
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  • International migrants: 195463 (2023)
Cuba flag Cuba
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  • International migrants: 22 (2023)
Dominica flag Dominica
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  • International migrants: Not Available (2022)
Dominican Republic flag Dominican Republic
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 2563 (2023)
Ecuador flag Ecuador
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  • International migrants: 9364 (2023)
El Salvador flag El Salvador
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  • Estimated detention capacity: 80 (2008)
  • International migrants: 158 (2023)
Grenada flag Grenada
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  • International migrants: 0 (2022)
Guatemala flag Guatemala
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  • Detained asylum seekers:
  • Estimated detention capacity: 100 (2015)
  • International migrants: 1863 (2023)
Guyana flag Guyana
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 116 (2023)
Haiti flag Haiti
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  • International migrants: Not Available (2022)
Honduras flag Honduras
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  • Estimated detention capacity: 40 (2015)
  • International migrants: 121 (2023)
Jamaica flag Jamaica
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  • International migrants: 0 (2023)
Mexico flag Mexico
  • Immigration detainees:
  • Detained unaccompanied children: 6660 (2023)
  • Detained asylum seekers: Not Available (2018)
  • Estimated detention capacity: 8524 (2020)
  • International migrants: 259364 (2023)
Nicaragua flag Nicaragua
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  • Estimated detention capacity: 40 (2015)
  • International migrants: 124 (2023)
Panama flag Panama
  • Immigration detainees: Not Available (2020)
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 8266 (2023)
Paraguay flag Paraguay
  • Immigration detainees:
  • Detained unaccompanied children: Not Available (2019)
  • Detained asylum seekers: Not Available (2019)
  • Estimated detention capacity: Not Available (2020)
  • International migrants: 1318 (2023)
Peru flag Peru
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  • International migrants: 538975 (2023)
Saint Kitts and Nevis flag Saint Kitts and Nevis
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  • International migrants: 14 (2023)
Suriname flag Suriname
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  • Estimated detention capacity:
  • International migrants: 2811 (2023)
Trinidad and Tobago flag Trinidad and Tobago
  • Immigration detainees:
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  • Detained asylum seekers:
  • Estimated detention capacity: 150 (2011)
  • International migrants: 24267 (2023)
United States flag United States
  • Immigration detainees:
  • Detained unaccompanied children: 15381 (2020)
  • Detained asylum seekers: 44270 (2016)
  • Estimated detention capacity: 45000 (2019)
  • International migrants: 2195300 (2023)
Uruguay flag Uruguay
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  • International migrants: 21151 (2023)
Venezuela flag Venezuela
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  • International migrants: 1578 (2023)

*All of the countries that are in this region are not necessarily listed on this page.