The Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) launched a feasibility study on building a new federal asylum centre in Allschwil (Basel-Landschaft) to replace the current temporary facility, which no longer meets modern standards in terms of technology, energy efficiency and operation.
The proposed centre, with a capacity of 240 places, would address a regional shortage of reception capacity and support Switzerland’s asylum system restructuring.
Developed in cooperation with local and cantonal authorities, the project will assess possible sites and ensure continued accommodation while contributing to the required 840 places in the North-West Switzerland region.
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- State Secretariat for Migration | Staatssekretariat für Migration | Secrétariat d’État aux migrations | Segreteria di Stato della migrazione (23 April, 2026), Nouveau centre fédéral pour requérants d’asile à Allschwil (BL) : lancement de l’étude de faisabilité [New Federal Centre for Asylum Seekers in Allschwil (BL): Launch of the feasibility study],