During 2025, a total number of 15,183 third country nationals have been detained in PRDCs across the country. By 31 December 2025, a total number of 1,824 third-country nationals remained in administrative detention in PRDCs,1168 while another 204 remained in administrative detention in police stations and other police buildings.1169 In addition, another 558 persons, all of whom had expressed their will to apply for asylum, were administratively detained in the Special Detention Facility of Sintiki (Serres),1170 which was established in part of the Controlled Temporary Reception Centre Sintiki and placed under the competence of the Hellenic Police for the purposes of implementing the Greek Government’s decision to suspend access to asylum for persons arriving by sea from North Africa, pursuant to Article 79 L. 5218/2025. Thus, on 31 December 2025 the total number of third country nationals in immigration detention was 2,586 persons. Out of the total 1,824 persons detained in PRDCs at the end of 2025, 593 (32.5%) were asylum applicants. Moreover, on 31 December 2025, 21.5% of persons detained in PRDCs (393) had been in detention for a period exceeding six (6) months.1171 Finally, a number of 431 unaccompanied children have been detained (‘hosted’ according to the information provided by the Police) in PRDCs during 2025, prior to their placement in a shelter for UAMs.1172 Following the abolition of ‘protective custody’ of unaccompanied children in 2020 (L. 4760/2020 entered into force on 11 December 2020) as a rule unaccompanied children are not detained for migration purposes. The number above refers to children who remained for short or very short periods in PRDCs prior their placement in shelters for UAMs. Administrative detention: 2019-2025 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total number of asylum seekers detained in PRDCs 23,348 10,130 6,447 11,857 7,866 5,167 3,280 Total number of persons detained in PRDCs 30,007 14,993 12,020 18,966 19,003 15,994 15,183 Source: Directorate of the Hellenic Police, 8 February 2020, 11 February 2021, 8 March 2022, 2 February 2023, 18 January 2024, 16 January 2025, 6 March 2026. The breakdown of detained asylum seekers and the total population of detainees per pre-removal centre was as follows during the year: Breakdown of asylum seekers detained by pre-removal centre in 2024 Centres Detention throughout 2025 Detention at the end of 2025 Total population Asylum seekers Total population Amygdaleza 4,074 206 634 Tavros (Petrou Ralli) 2,214 41 129 Corinth 936 136 323 Paranesti, Drama 940 101 242 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 Ibid. RSA, Deportation and immigration detention statistics in Greece in 2025, March 2026, available at: https://tinyurl.com/3meetrzh, p.1. Information provided by the Directorate of the Hellenic Police, 6 March 2026. Information provided by the Directorate of the Hellenic Police, 6 March 2026 Ibid. 236