This centre opened in January 1995 in the buildings of the former women's prison. It can hold 120 people and is split into two wings.
Located in Steenokkerzeel, not far from Brussels National Airport, this centre opened in March 1994. The persons detained at the border for non-compliance with the entry requirements and who apply for international protection may remain in detention at the Caricole centre or be admitted to the territory pending the decision of the Office of the Commissioner for Refugees and Stateless Persons. persons without travel documents or without legitimate documents (false passports, false visas, etc.), persons who do not have a clear purpose for their trip or who do not have sufficient means of subsistence, but also those who are flagged up in the Schengen Information System (SIS). The Caricole transit centre receives all inadmissible individuals, i.e. It opened in 2012, replacing the Inad Centre, which was located at Zaventem Airport, and the Transit Centre 127, which was located in Melsbroek. This centre is located in Steenokkerzeel, not far from Brussels National airport. The Immigration Office manages six detention centres where individuals who are refused entry to the territory at the border are held pending their removal, as are individuals who have been ordered to leave the territory, pending their removal.