Switzerland trials segregating disruptive asylum seekers

Disruptive asylum seekers will be housed in a separate area in federal asylum centres. The State Secretariat for Migration is trialling a new accommodation concept from summer 2026. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) wants to ease the burden on operations in the Federal Asylum Centres, it announced on Wednesday. Asylum seekers whose behaviour disrupts operations are therefore to be housed in a separate area on a trial basis. This should allow more freedom in the general areas. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The vast majority of asylum seekers in the federal asylum centres are well behaved. However, a few dozen put a strain on operations due to their aggressive behaviour. This minority represents a burden for the other asylum seekers and the staff in the asylum centres. In the pilot project, these asylum seekers are now to be accommodated in a separate area in future with extra security arrangements but with the same opportunities for employment ...