The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) announced at the end of October that nine temporary asylum centers would close between January and March 2025, including that of Bure.
When contacted, the SEM information and communications service told us that only the gymnasium is currently occupied, by around a hundred people. The last asylum seekers installed in a barracks were transferred on January 8, we are told. And the last people present will leave the center this Friday. Asylum seekers are or will be transferred to other sites in French-speaking Switzerland.
The army will be able to recover all its premises in mid-February
“There is always a delay between the departure of asylum seekers and the handing over of infrastructure to the army, because equipment must be moved and minor restoration work must often be undertaken,” says the spokesperson. word Nicolas Cerclé. All premises will be able to be used by the army again in mid-February, he adds.
The Bure Federal Center had a capacity of 576 people. Currently, 47 people work there for ORS, which is responsible for supporting asylum seekers, 48 for Protectas, and one site manager for the SEM.
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