Place of detention

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Since 2013, asylum seekers have been detained in asylum detention facilities.[1] As of January 2023, the only functioning asylum detention facility is Nyírbátor, with a capacity of 105 places holding also people detained during the Dublin procedure.[2]

According to the law, asylum detention can be carried out in places designated for this purpose, or in a healthcare institution on an exceptional and duly justified basis, with the assistance of the body established for carrying out official police business.[3]

[1] Section 31/F(1) Asylum Act and Sections 36/A-36/F Asylum Decree.

[2] Section 31/A(1) Asylum Ac

[3] Section 32/1(1) Asylum Act.