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Temporary Federal Asylum Centre in Brugg continues operations with reduced capacity

🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAsylum1 recorded versionLast change 16 Jun 2026
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Current rules

The temporary federal asylum centre (BAZ) in Brugg will operate with a regular capacity of 250 places. In extraordinary situations, and in consultation with the Brugg city council, this capacity can be temporarily increased to up to 350 places.

Overview

The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), in agreement with the city of Brugg and the canton of Aargau, has extended the operation of the temporary Federal Asylum Centre in Brugg. The centre's maximum regular capacity will be reduced from 440 to 250 places, though it can be temporarily expanded to 350. This extension, effective 1 July 2026, will be for a final three years.

Who is affected by the latest change

  • Asylum seekers accommodated at the Federal Asylum Centre in Brugg
  • People whose asylum applications are being processed in the Northwestern Switzerland asylum region
  • SEM staff and organisations operating the centre
  • The city of Brugg and Canton Aargau

What changed in the latest version

Before

Before this agreement, the temporary federal asylum centre (BAZ) in Brugg could hold up to 440 people. These were asylum seekers, people who have left their home country and asked for protection in another country.

After

The temporary federal asylum centre (BAZ) in Brugg will regularly hold 250 asylum seekers. An asylum seeker is someone who has left their home country and asked for protection in another country. In unusual situations, the centre can temporarily increase its capacity. It can hold up to 350 asylum seekers. The Brugg city council must first agree to this.

This policy change is important because it greatly reduces the regular number of places for asylum seekers at the BAZ Brugg. It goes from 440 to 250 places. An asylum seeker is someone who has left their home country and asked for protection in another country. This reduction may mean that fewer places for asylum housing are needed than expected. The centre can still hold up to 350 people if there is an emergency. But the lower regular number of places means less work for local groups and authorities. It also means fewer resources are used. This three-year extension ensures that housing for asylum seekers in the area will continue, even if it is fewer places. This affects planning for everyone involved. This includes the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), the local government, and service providers like ORS, Securitas, and Protectas.

Explained simply

Imagine a big house that helps people new to Switzerland find a temporary place to stay. This house in a town called Brugg used to fit 440 people. Now, the government and local towns have agreed that it will mostly host 250 people, but if lots of people need help quickly, it can fit up to 350 for a short time. This plan will be in place for three more years starting from 1 July 2026.

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Version history

  1. v6Effective 1 Jul 2026EffectiveLow impact
    Temporary Federal Asylum Centre in Brugg continues operations with reduced capacity

    The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), the City of Brugg, and Canton Aargau agree to let the temporary federal asylum centre (BAZ) in Brugg stay open. This agreement starts on 1 July 2026. It will last for three more years. Before, the centre could hold up to 440 asylum seekers. An asylum seeker is someone who has left their home country and asked for protection in another country. Now, the centre will regularly hold 250 asylum seekers. If there is an unusual situation, the centre can temporarily hold up to 350 asylum seekers. The Brugg city council must approve this increase. This decision came after talking with the Swiss Army. The centre will keep using military halls for housing asylum seekers.

Timeline

  1. Takes effect

    1 Jul 2026

    The temporary federal asylum centre (BAZ) in Brugg will operate with a regular capacity of 250 places, with a temporary surge capacity of up to 350 places in extraordinary situations, in consultation with the Brugg city council.

  2. Announced

    16 Jun 2026

    The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), in agreement with the city of Brugg and the canton of Aargau, has extended the operation of the temporary Federal Asylum Centre in Brugg. The centre's maximum regular capacity will be reduced from 440 to 250 places, though it can be temporarily expanded to 350. This extension, effective 1 July 2026, will be for a final three years.

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