The 104 survivors of the tragedy have very limited mobility and access to communications. Some of them said Greek Coast Guard vessels threw them a line shortly before their vessel capsized
The fishing boat, believed to have been carrying up to 750 people, sank after being escorted for hours by a Greek coast guard vessel
On February 26, a boat carrying around 200 migrants capsized 40 meters off the Italian coast. Various agencies failed to detect the risk and did not activate a rescue operation on time. An investigation by EL PAÍS with ‘Lighthouse Reports’ and other media outlets exposes the fatal chain of errors
The financing of new physical barriers at the European Union’s external borders is once again straining the migration debate
Catalina Delgado’s daughter was placed in a juvenile detention center when police discovered that she had been left alone while her mother went to work. She now faces a child abandonment case and a possible sentence of three years in jail
The European Commission expects an agreement during the Spanish presidency of the EU, in the second half of the year
For years, Moroccan authorities have expelled refugees attempting to jump the fences into Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish enclaves in the north of Africa. Dozens of Sudanese migrants remain stranded in one of the country’s poorest cities
Politician obtained the special residency permit in 2020, bought a €500,000 property in Madrid and now resides in a luxury estate north of the capital
Mohamed Benhalima warned that he risked being tortured if he was returned to his home country. Despite this, he was sent back after Algiers withdrew its ambassador in response to Spain’s U-turn on Western Sahara
Police note people are being kept in an overcrowded facility with no showers even though there is a brand new €2.1 million center sitting empty nearby
A month after new regulations went into effect, over 4,500 foreign-born youths have applied for residency and work papers
‘Unfortunate errors’ in the preparation handbook for the 2022 exam included listing Mariano Rajoy as still being prime minister and stating that the death penalty is part of Spanish law
Some Jewish associations have accused the government of anti-Semitism, while others argue the rejected requests did not meet the legal requirements
The Spanish government has reached an agreement with Morocco to expel 740 of the youngsters who entered irregularly in May, but critics say the move violates the law
Four people who entered the exclave city in mid-May say they were forcibly returned to Morocco, contradicting the Interior Ministry’s claims that all expulsions were carried out in accordance with the law
Two weeks after more than 9,000 people breached the border, life is yet to return to normal in the North African Spanish city, with more than 700 unidentified Moroccans still in the exclave
Hundreds of youngsters who crossed into the Spanish city last week are staying in makeshift shelters while authorities struggle to deal with a situation they were unprepared for
Morocco has resumed control of the border with the North African city after receiving public and private calls from the EU and foreign ministries across Europe
After swimming to Ceuta, many youngsters have decided to end their journey, but the situation in the North African exclave is still far from normal
Some 8,000 people managed to reach Spanish shores from Morocco this week, many of them minors. This breach of the country’s borders is unprecedented and presents major challenges for authorities
Several military units have been sent to control the situation in the North African exclave city. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said his “priority is restoring normality”
More than 50 students in Avilés have written letters of encouragement to Prince, a 14-year-old from Nigeria who arrived in Gran Canaria after a grueling 15-day journey atop the rudder of a tanker
The Covid-19 vaccine campaign is meant to be universal but as the target age range drops the challenge of immunizing groups such as the homeless will increase
While most applicants continue to be Colombian or Venezuelan, 9% were made by Malians, a West African country that has been in conflict since 2013
Briton Calvin Lucock and his Norwegian wife Unn Tove Saetran talk to EL PAÍS about how the experience of sheltering hundreds of boat arrivals has dismantled their prejudices
Fears of deportation and poor conditions at new camps have led to hunger strikes, protests and self-harm
Protests are breaking out in locations housing migrant centers, and some residents are organizing themselves into vigilante groups