What we asked: 1. Please provide a detailed demographic and statistical breakdown of the individuals detained at CIE Aluche since 2020, including specific data on country of origin, age, and religious affiliation if recorded.
2. What was the total financial expense, including maintenance, catering, and security outsourcing contracts, for the operation of the facility over the last three financial years?
3. Please provide copies of any formal community consultation documents, environmental impact assessments, or correspondence with the Madrid City Council (or the Latina district board) regarding the local community's consent and whether residents were asked if they wanted this detention facility in their vicinity prior to its opening in 2005 and during its ongoing operation.
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CIE Madrid (Aluche)
Was: Occupies the former prison hospital building associated with the historic Carabanchel Prison.
CIE Madrid (Aluche) is an Immigration Detention Centre located in the Aluche neighborhood of Madrid. It was inaugurated in 2005 on the site of the former prison hospital of the infamous Carabanchel penitentiary complex.
Context & Operations: The facility is operated by the Spanish Ministry of Interior through the PolicÃa Nacional and is used for the administrative detention of undocumented migrants and individuals awaiting deportation. Under Spanish law, individuals can be held here for a maximum of 60 days.
Controversies: Since its opening, the centre has been the subject of intense public scrutiny, protests, and hunger strikes. Human rights organizations consistently report on severe overcrowding, inadequate medical care, and poor living conditions, frequently demanding its closure and proposing the site's transformation into a memorial for the victims of the Carabanchel prison.
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