Spanish study seeks to shatter myth about immigration and its effect on the labour market
The report from the Spanish financial institution Fedea disproves several commonly held prejudices about immigration A new report carried..
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How foreign migration is helping Spain grow a competitive economy
Amid demographic challenges, migrants offer Spain a lifeline for growth and sustainability despite public concerns Foreign migration has long been..
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Migrant refugee crossings in small boats to Spain: A humanitarian crisis that costs thousands of lives a year
The sad truth about the African migrants who risk their lives to make the perilous sea crossing into Spain Spain is a country that receives a lot..
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Spain announces immigration reform to simplify process for migrants
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - From November, it will be easier and quicker for migrants in Spain to obtain their papers In a major announcement, the Spanish..
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Hundreds try to cross Spain-Africa land border in desperate illegal attempt
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Security has been bolstered and dozens of arrests made as a coordinated attempt to storm the EU border was shared online Hundreds..
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Huge wave of migrants saved from unsafe small boats off the Mediterranean coast
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Migrants making the crossing are arriving in worse health with greater social vulnerability than ever In the last few days..
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Canary Islands reach breaking point due to influx of illegal migrants
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Around 7,000 unaccompanied children are expected to arrive illegally in the Canary Islands in the coming months The Canary Islands..
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Stolen Murcia boat used to traffic illegal migrants to Andalucía
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The valuable boat was robbed from Cabo de Palos before turning up in Almeria Several hours after a large speed boat was reported..
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Anger as government officials refuse to talk to Cartagena migrants about living conditions
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The camp’s inhabitants were taken elsewhere for the day to be out of the way during a visit by Ministers to the migrant camp..
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19 North African immigrants rescued off coast of Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The tiny dinghy was spotted 22 miles from the coast of La Manga Another 19 lives have been saved by the Maritime Rescue Service..
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Suspected illegal migrant washes up dead on Murcia beach
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The body of a man has found on the Playa del Hornillo in Águilas, while two pateras have been intercepted off the coast of Cartagena..
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Four young female migrants perish off the coast of Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The dinghy is thought to have been adrift off Cartagena for several days A small inflatable boat was found off the coast of..
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Murcia authorities dismantle disturbing criminal network profiting from the bodies of dead migrants
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - An Almería charity and a funeral home in Torre Pacheco have both been implicated in the grim scheme The authorities in Murcia..
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16 migrants, including a child, rescued off the coast of Aguilas
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Rescue workers pulled the migrants to safety seconds before the boat sank in Cabo Cope Shortly after 5am on the morning of Sunday..
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Irregular migrant arrivals in Spain soared by 76 per cent in 2023
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - More than 30,000 illegal citizens have made the treacherous journey to the Canary Islands alone Since the coronavirus pandemic..
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Dead body discovered on Playa del Hornillo beach in Aguilas
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The corpse is presumed to be that of a migrant who drowned trying to cross into Spain from Africa A dead body was discovered..
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Cartagena Old Naval Hospital to be turned into migrant camp this week
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The temporary holding centre for illegal migrants will be open until March 2024 The migrant camp on the esplanade of the Old..
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100 Moroccans try to scale the border fence into Spain
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - All of the young migrants were captured at the Melilla border and returned home Around 100 young migrants tried to illegally..
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Spain transfers hundreds of African migrants amid wave of small boat arrivals
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Undocumented migrants and refugees crossing into the Canary Islands have shot up this month, prompting the Spanish government to move..
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Cartagena immigration holding centre will finally be moved
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - It is hoped that the new permanent immigration detention centre will provide better housing conditions for displaced migrants..
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Brazen French people smugglers rented mooring in Los Alcazares for their taxi boat
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The brothers ferried migrants from North Africa to the Region of Murcia in the illegal vessel The Guardia Civil have arrested..
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Tarragona headless baby confirmed as migrant boat victim
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The tiny decapitated body washed up on a beach in northern Spain last week The remains found a week ago on the Roda de Berà..
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86 people rescued off Canary Islands coast in search for missing migrant boat
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The larger vessel, carrying around 200 passengers, has been missing off the coast of Spain for more than two weeks Hundreds..
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One migrant dies every 4 hours trying to reach Spain by small boat
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Almost 1,000 people have died in small boats heading to Spain so far this year, with migrant charity Caminando Fronteras accusing authorities..
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Child among dozens of migrants drowned en route to Canary Islands
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - At least 35 irregular migrants are feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Spain An inflatable dinghy carrying an..
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Fishermen reel in another dead body off the coast of Denia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - This is the fifth corpse pulled from the water in two months in the Marina Alta region of Alicante province Another dead body..
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Until September 16 Moving photo exhibition in Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The general public has until next Monday to visit the stirring ‘Los Incontables’ exhibit in Murcia capital, by María Tomás Rodr..
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- 5 migrants rescued off the coast of Aguilas
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The irregular immigrants were spotted close to Matalentisco beach at dawn Rescue workers in the Murcia municipality of Águilas..
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- Two Spanish police officers jailed for torturing an immigrant
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The victim was selling jewellery on the street when he was assaulted by police in Gran Canaria The Supreme Court has sentenced..
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- Arrests in Murcia and Malaga for falsifying residency documents
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Six people have been arrested for facilitating illegal migration to Spain from Nigeria The National Police have arrested six..
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- Spanish police arrest 19 people for facilitating illegal migration from North Africa
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Members of the criminal gang were tracked down in Tarragona and Almeria The authorities in Spain have arrested 19 individuals..
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- Illegal migration to Spain dropped drastically in 2022
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The number of migrants arriving in Spain fell by more than 25% last year A total of 31,219 irregular immigrants arrived in Spain..
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- Body of shipwrecked migrant pulled from the sea in Cabo de Palos
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The deceased is believed to have been forced out of a boat off the coast of Cartagena The lifeless body of a middle-aged man..
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- Bodies of 3 migrants found on Calblanque beach in Cartagena
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The deceased are thought to have been aboard a boat that sunk off Cabo de Palos in the Murcia Region The bodies of three men..
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- 28 Moroccans flee through Barcelona airport after faking medical emergency on flight
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - One passenger pretended to be pregnant to force the pilot to make an emergency landing in Spain A plane carrying 228 passengers..
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- Migrant drowns after trying to swim into Ceuta
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The man tried to swim into the Spanish city from Morocco this morning In the early hours of the morning on Tuesday December..
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- Paragliding immigrant crosses the border from Morocco into Spain
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - It’s the first time this inventive method has been used for illegal entry to Spain For the first time ever, a migrant has..
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- Migrants rescued in Canary Islands after 11 days on the rudder of an oil tanker
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The stowaways miraculously survived the terrifying journey from Africa to Spain Three African migrants have been rescued by..
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- Spanish Interior Minister refuses to answer European Parliament questions on Melilla massacre
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The minister wants to wait until current investigations into the massacre are completed in Spain before offering “more complete information..
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- Melilla massacre: BBC report sheds new light on fatal storming of Spain-Morocco border
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - 23 sub-Saharan Africans died when 1,500 Moroccans tried to enter Spain in June 2022 For months, investigations and issues related..
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- Woman gives birth to healthy baby boy aboard migrant boat off the coast of Almeria
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Around 200 people aboard several pateras (small boats) arrived on the shores of the Andalusia province last weekend A healthy..
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- Controversial Cartagena migrant centre runs into more issues
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Migrants were forced to transfer into police vehicles in the middle of a Cartagena street The already contentious Temporary..
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- Police dismantle Albanian people-smuggling gang taking migrants to UK via Spain
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - Seven smugglers have been arrested and will face trial in Spain In a complicated cross-border operation, the Spanish and UK..
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- Dead body spotted in the Cabo de Palos Marine Reserve
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The corpse was reported floating in the water this morning by a local diving club The lifeless body of a person was found this..
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- Aguilas requests police reinforcement to deal with increased number of migrants
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The town on Murcia’s south coast say their Guardia Civil can’t cope with the workload of so many migrant boats arriving The..
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- Murcia police completely overwhelmed by biggest influx of migrants this summer
ARCHIVED ARTICLE It’s hoped that the new CATE migrant reception centre in Cartagena will ease the pressure An unprecedented influx of migrant..
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- 24 migrant minors arrive by boat to the Region of Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Another 8 migrant children were expected in Murcia in the early hours of Monday The number of migrant boats arriving on the Murcian..
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- Beachgoers in Mazarron help police intercept three human traffickers
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Police managed to catch the drivers of the small boat thanks to descriptions by witnesses on the Mazarrón beach Three people..
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- What we know about the dead bodies found on the Murcia-Alicante coast
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Seven bodies have been pulled from the water in the last 48 hours, and a further nine may still be missing The bodies of seven..
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- More corpses turn up on Mediterranean coast, including a four-year-old boy
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Up to seven bodies may have been found on the Murcia and Alicante coastlines in the last few hours The Salvamento Marítimo..
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- Migrants rescued off Murcia coast living in squalor, according to Police
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The filthy facilities at the Cartagena Escombreras port have been reported to the authorities The National Police in Cartagena..
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- 56 migrants rescued off the coasts of Aguilas and Cartagena
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The boats were intercepted off the Murcia coast carrying men, women and children Five boats carrying a total of 56 Algerian migrants..
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- 8 migrant boats intercepted off coast of Murcia in last 48 hours
ARCHIVED ARTICLE A total of 89 irregular immigrants have been rescued trying to illegally dock in Murcia Since Wednesday July 20, the Guardia..
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- 500 migrants storm Spain-Morocco border in Melilla
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The mass crossing is the first since Spain and Morocco resolved a diplomatic spat over Western Sahara Around 500 migrants have..
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- 7 boat skippers arrested for bringing 200 migrants from Algeria to Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The migrants undertook the treacherous journey to Murcia in tiny, ill-equipped boats The National Police in the Region of Murcia..
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- Four dead, including one child, as migrant boat sinks off Murcia coast
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The child was rescued by Murcia emergency services but died of hypothermia a short time later At least four people, including..
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- Andalucia court slashes jail terms for two immigrant skippers because the boats were deemed safe
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The captains of two small 'pateras' have been given lighter sentences in Almeria following a high court ruling Two human traffickers..
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- 30 migrants rescued off the coast of Malaga
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Men, women and one child were aboard the dingy headed for Andalucía Maritime emergency services rescued a total of 30 irregular..
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- At least 44 migrants drown off the coast of the Canary Islands
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Only twelve of the immigrants on board survived the deadly voyage to Spain At least 44 irregular immigrants have drowned after..
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- Fewer migrants arriving in small boats to Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Even as illegal migration journeys drop, sea rescue services have acquired a new boat to save shipwrecked passengers but the migrant..
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- Migrant boat sinks off Gran Canaria leaving 24 people missing
ARCHIVED ARTICLE 36 people were rescued and one lifeless body pulled from the sea off the coast of Spain A boat has sunk in the Atlantic waters..
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- Three migrant boats carrying 30 people intercepted in Murcia in 48 hours
ARCHIVED ARTICLE All of the migrants found off the Murcia coast were from Algeria The Guardia Civil in the Region of Murcia intercepted a total..
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- 1 in 5 migrant deaths occur en route to the Canary Islands
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The journey to Spain has become one of the most treacherous in the world for immigrants The option of several different maritime..
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- Children amongst illegal immigrants crammed in filthy Alicante flats by criminal network
ARCHIVED ARTICLE A total of 17 people, including two minors, were found in dangerous and unhygienic conditions in flats in Alicante The National..
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- Around 25,000 Ukrainian refugees have already arrived in Spain
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Only 10,000 refugees have thus far registered with the authorities in Spain Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, some..
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- Spain to resume repatriation flights for Moroccan immigrants
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The flights from the Canary Islands were stopped almost a year ago due to Covid After almost a year of non-operation, the Spanish..
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- Spanish police accused of brutality in Melilla after video shows them pepper-spraying an unarmed boy
ARCHIVED ARTICLE - The government has defended police officers, saying they used “proportionate” force against violent attackers by Tom Beck..
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- Police break up Murcia gang that sold fake employment contracts to illegal migrants
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The criminal network charged up to 7,000 euros to vulnerable foreigners who needed to regularise their situation in Spain Spanish..
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- Spain-Morocco border in Melilla experiences its biggest illegal crossing attempt ever
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Nearly 500 African migrants jumped the fence into Spain yesterday, and used “extreme violence” against police Around 2,500..
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- Irregular immigrant skippers arrested following high-speed sea chase in Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The two men allegedly disembarked 27 people off the coast of the Region of Murcia before trying to escape Two skippers accused..
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- Some 1,700 girls at risk of genital mutilation in Andalusia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Nationally, almost 4,000 females are estimated to be in danger across Spain Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to “all..
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- Immigrant minor arrested for 12 homicides in Alicante
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Only five of the 17 boat passengers survived the trip from North Africa to Spain Officers of the Alicante National Police have..
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- Cartagena tribute to migrants who died at sea
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Last year, 6,771 people disappeared in the Mediterranean while trying to cross illegally Dozens of people gathered in the port..
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- Police investigation after five bodies wash up on Malaga coastline in a week
ARCHIVED ARTICLE One of the hypotheses is that the deceased were irregular migrants travelling in a small boat destined for the Costa del Sol..
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- Boat captain jailed for death of migrant baby in Spain
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The child and a woman drowned as their illegal boat was approaching the Canary Islands from Morocco A Moroccan man has been..
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- Spain registers highest number of irregular migrants since 2019
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Some 1,600 immigrants have illegally arrived in Spain in the first 15 days of this year A total of 1,604 migrants have arrived..
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- 11 arrested for irregular migrant smuggling on Murcia coast over Christmas
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The accused reportedly captained several immigrant boats travelling to the Region of Murcia National Police officers made 11..
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- Unseasonably calm seas help 147 migrants land in Murcia over the New Year
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Human traffickers use New Year low period to land seven boats in Murcia since last Thursday A new boat with 10 Algerian migrants..
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- Thirteen officers injured as migrants storm Melilla border
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Guardia Civil agents were attacked with rocks and sticks as they protected the Spanish border Several Guardia Civil agents were..
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- Fourteen immigrants in close contact with Covid released in Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The migrants were released as no adequate quarantine facility was arranged for them The regional government in Murcia has come..
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- Bail denied for two latest escaped Palma de Mallorca immigrants
ARCHIVED ARTICLE So far, 21 of the 25 escaped migrants have been caught The National Police and Guardia Civil have arrested two young Moroccans..
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- Nine arrested in Los Alcazares immigrant exploitation scandal
ARCHIVED ARTICLE A Los Alcázares company is accused of exploiting immigrants who were residing illegally in the Region of Murcia Officers from..
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- Minor investigated for illegal immigration for first time in Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The teenager was first detained in the Region of Murcia last year A minor is being investigated in relation to facilitating illegal..
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- Three migrants who escaped from Mallorca airport arrested
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Two other men have been detained for helping to hide the fugitive migrants The National Police and Guardia Civil in Mallorca..
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- Man arrested after transporting Syrians into Cartagena
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The suspect has been arrested after a dozen immigrants attempted to enter the Region of Murcia on Saturday A man has been arrested..
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- Lebanese passengers request asylum on Barcelona flight
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The asylum seekers were travelling from Egypt and had a stop-over in Spain There was chaos in Barcelona on Monday November 15..
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- Traffickers arrested for offering migrants transport to France and dumping them in Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Once their fee was paid, the immigrants were abandoned in Murcia Officers from the National Police in Murcia have arrested two..
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- Mallorca police uncover Facebook plot of Palma airport migrants
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Dozens of migrants fled Palma de Mallorca airport after the plane was grounded over a fake medical emergency Police in Mallorca..
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- False emergency landing at Palma results in dozens of migrants fleeing
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Palma de Mallorca airport has been reopened after chaos of escaped passengers Spanish Police were left baffled on Friday..
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- Migrant trafficking gang between Spain and France dismantled
ARCHIVED ARTICLE An estimated 60 illegal immigrants crossed the border from Spain in the last two months The Guardia Civil in Spain, in collaboration..
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- Migrant child dies of hypothermia off the coast of Spain
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The immigrants had been at sea on their way to Spain for almost two weeks One of the six children rescued from a migrant boat..
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- Nine boats carrying irregular immigrants reach Alicante coast in three days
ARCHIVED ARTICLE A total of 107 people were onboard the pateras intercepted on the Costa Blanca, including eight children Thirteen irregular immigrants..
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- Criticism over how irregular immigration is handled in Murcia
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Migrants in Cartagena and Murcia are held for 72 hours after which they are offered a place in a reception programme After an..
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- Hundreds of immigrants flocked to Spain over the weekend
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The coasts of Andalucía, Valencia and Murcia have been inundated with irregular immigrants It’s been a tragic weekend for..
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- Migrant mother gives birth to twins off coast of Gran Canaria
ARCHIVED ARTICLE One of the babies had sadly died before the migrants were rescued off Spain’s Canary Islands Sadly, incidents involving irregular..
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- Two members of immigration mafia arrested in Cartagena
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The men used a stolen boat to transport over 30 irregular immigrants to Cartagena, Murcia Two men, aged 25 and 33, have been..
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- Family arrested in Seville for exploiting migrant workers
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Up to 32 immigrants were being forced to work in inhumane conditions by the Andalucía family A criminal family-run organisation..
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- Illegal immigration in Spain grows by 51 per cent in 2021
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The vast majority of migrants arriving in Spain have headed for the Canary Islands The Ministry of the Interior has published..
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- More than 200 irregular immigrants reach Murcia in two days
ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Region of Murcia saw 123 arrivals on Monday and 85 on Tuesday, in over ten different boats Similar to the mass arrival of..
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- Coordinated attack sees seven migrant boats arrive in Almeria in under 12 hours
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Andalucía authorities were overwhelmed as boats reached three Almería municipalities almost simultaneously on Monday The influx..
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