Administrative Detention of Foreign Nationals in Figures

The enforcement of administrative detention of foreign nationals varies widely between cantons.
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The average duration of detention is 22 days. Half of all detentions are for less than 10 days, but there are also cases of detention for long periods (between 9 and 18 months).
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81% of detentions end with the person’s deportation. The proportion of detainees leaving the country is lower for detentions lasting more than 30 days.
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Most of the detainees are young men originating from Africa or the western Balkans. Two-thirds of detainees have applied for asylum in Switzerland.