Spain’s Constitutional Court backs express deportations
The ruling gives the government the legal backing to continue to send migrants straight back to Morocco instead of processing them first in Spain
The ruling gives the government the legal backing to continue to send migrants straight back to Morocco instead of processing them first in Spain
Madrid promises more facilities, deportations and diplomatic efforts to stem the surge, while regional leaders warn about the risk of political profit for the far right
The magistrates ruled that the Spanish government acted lawfully when it returned to Morocco two migrants who had jumped the border fence at the exclave city of Melilla
Critics warns that naming ex-Justice Minister Dolores Delgado to the top role jeopardizes the judiciary’s image of impartiality