The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, underlined on Wednesday the advantages for the Canary Islands of the resumption of relations with Morocco, in particular the reduction of illegal immigration and the possibility of establishing maritime links.
The police have arrested 11 individuals accused of migrant trafficking. They would have illegally brought in 160 migrants to Cadiz from Ceuta, including 60 minors who arrived in May during the migration crisis.
Mohamed C. is one of the 1,356 Moroccan minors who arrived in Ceuta in May 2021. He is one of the few lucky ones who managed to reach the peninsula. More than 300 minors are still staying in the reception centers of the autonomous city.
Youssef was a young man staying in a migrant center in the Canary Islands. He died 14 years ago after falling from a window and remaining in a coma for a year. His sister, Najat, is asking to clarify the circumstances of his death to determine whether it was an accident, suicide or murder.
Two police officers on duty at Marrakech Menara airport and another civil servant have just been arrested for their involvement in a case of illegal immigration .
Mohamed Ikissane is a young Moroccan migrant who arrived in Barcelona under a truck in 2018. He was welcomed at the parish of Santa Ana, which helped him move forward. Today, he is a social work student and one of the 295 volunteers at the parish.
Illegal migration is one of the main concerns of Morocco and Spain. The data for 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 testify to this.
Radouane, a 31-year-old Moroccan, is actively being sought by his family who have been without news of him since the end of October when he decided to reach Melilla by swimming.
Vicente Díaz de Villegas, former general commander of Melilla, now retired, has stated that "not a single migrant should be allowed to cross the border of Ceuta or Melilla" with Morocco.
NGOs like CGT Ceuta Social Action have denounced the arrests and immediate expulsions of Moroccan migrants in irregular situations in several cities in Spain.
The Melilla section of the Vox party has asked the Spanish authorities to terminate the good neighborliness agreement with Morocco. At issue are Moroccan babies born in the autonomous city and fraudulently registered as Spanish on the civil registry.
The Civil Guard will proceed with the installation of a new surveillance system on the land, air and maritime borders of Melilla with Morocco, in order to strengthen control and surveillance and thus prevent attempts by migrants to storm the borders. A budget of 2.5 million euros, all taxes included, has been planned for this project.