María Martín

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

The document describing this framework agreement, to which EL PAÍS has had access, contemplates demolishing any “physical barrier” between the British Overseas Territory and La Línea in Cádiz

The idea that Spain could lead a new immigration policy for the south of Europe soon got a reality check. In the space of two years, realpolitik and guidelines from Brussels have led to controls that dodge the issue of fair distribution of immigrants and fail to respond to the needs of an aging continent

The 14-year-old from Nigeria shares with EL PAÍS his first-hand account of his 15-day odyssey from Lagos to the archipelago

In the most hostile protest to date, around 30 residents in Arguineguín shouted insults outside one of the hotels being used as a shelter

A growing number of migrants are finding increasingly dangerous ways to reach the archipelago, with around 20 stowaways needing to be rescued in just four months

The makeshift facilities in Arguineguín are empty for the first time since August, but smugglers continue to send people on dangerous sea voyages to the archipelago

EL PAÍS travels to this coastal town in Western Sahara where groups of people await their chance to make the journey, despite surveillance by Morocco

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

Just this week, there have been three shipwrecks on the same Atlantic route, which is considered the most dangerous way into Spain

Madrid feels the project designed by the Commission could place an even heavier load on frontline countries

Hundreds of foreign doctors and nurses in Spain are eager to help fight the coronavirus, but are unable to contribute because they lack the necessary paperwork

Over 3,500 applications are filed each week, with nationals from Venezuela and Colombia heading the list

The Interior Ministry’s announcement of tougher requirements for asylum seekers has upset Unidas Podemos, which argues the policy goes against the governing deal

The Interior Ministry is planning more restrictions in order to adapt to European Union directives

EL PAÍS visits a migrant workers’ camp in Huelva province, described by UN expert Philip Alston as having among the worst conditions in the world

Increased security deployment has played a key role in reducing arrivals on Spanish shores

Five youngsters who took part in the demonstrations in the Catalan capital explain what brought them to the streets, citing reasons that go far beyond support for the independence movement

Spain is no longer the main Mediterranean route for undocumented migrants, with arrivals falling from 64,298 in 2018 to 24,159 this year

Businesses in Soria say Spaniards are not willing to work in the northern province and are calling on authorities to make it easier to hire undocumented foreigners

Authorities identified 46 suspected foreign terrorist fighters, but were unable to detain them

Morocco has played a key role in curbing the flow of people, making it harder and more expensive to reach Spanish territory