Higashi Nihon Immigration Center ( East Japan Immigration Center aka . Ushiku Shuyojo , Ushiku Detention Center ) is one of three immigration detention centers of Japan operated by Ministry of Justice and located in Ushiku , Ibaraki prefecture . It houses approximately 700 people both of males and females . It opened in 1993 for the exceeded capacity of Yokohama Immigration Detention Center . There have been claims among the human rights activists of inmates being detained for lengthy periods . March 11 , 2011 , because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami the old facility was closed
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Higashi Nihon Immigration Center