Facilities database

Buildings converted into migrant facilities

A growing, public database of buildings that used to be a business or a state property and were turned into migrant hotels, prayer rooms and other migrant centres — organised by country. Know a place that belongs here? Submit it for review; every entry is checked before it appears.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Migrant centre Gatwick · converted 1996 Tinsley House IRC Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) is an administrative detention facility located on the south perimeter of Gatwick Airport in West Su... Other former use

Migrant centre Folkestone · converted 2020 Napier Barracks Napier Barracks is a historic military site situated within Shorncliffe Garrison in Folkestone, Kent. In September 2020, the UK Home Office repurpo... Former military site

Migrant centre ► 1 Crowborough · converted 2026 Crowborough Training Camp Crowborough Training Camp is a military facility in East Sussex owned by the Ministry of Defence. In January 2026, it was repurposed by the UK Home... Former military site

Migrant centre ► 1 Braintree (Wethersfield) · converted 2023 RAF Wethersfield RAF Wethersfield is a former Royal Air Force and Ministry of Defence Police airfield located in Essex. In 2023, the site was repurposed by the UK H... Former military site

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