Spain’s Irregular Migrant Arrivals Plunge in Q1 2026, While Mainland and Balearic Routes Surge
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Morocco prevented 6.4 percent fewer illegal migrant attempts to reach Europe in 2025 than the year before, the interior ministry said on Thursday. It also noted that migrants are choosing other routes and the problem is not decreasing, Reuters news agency reported.
Spain’s Irregular Migrant Arrivals Plunge in Q1 2026, While Mainland and Balearic Routes Surge
Spain has witnessed a significant decline in irregular migrant arrivals during the first quarter of 2026, with numbers halving compared to the same period last year, according to recent data. However, while overall figures have dropped, migration routes to mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands have seen a noticeable surge, signaling shifting patterns in irregular [...]
In 2025, the Kingdom of Morocco continued to face constant and growing migratory pressure in an unstable regional environment with multiple threats, notes the Ministry, noting that the action of the trafficking networks has not declined with more than 300 dismantled networks. According to the same source, these networks are constantly developing their schemes and pooling their criminal services and activities. As part of these operations, 13,595…
Spain’s Irregular Migrant Arrivals Plunge in Q1 2026, While Mainland and Balearic Routes Surge – EUROP INFO
Spain has witnessed a significant decline in irregular migrant arrivals during the first quarter of 2026, with numbers halving compared to the same period last year, according to recent data. However, while overall figures have dropped, migration routes to mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands have seen a noticeable surge, signaling shifting patterns in irregular crossings. This development underscores the evolving challenges faced by Spanish …
Morocco foils 73,640 illegal migration attempts to Spain in 2025- interior ministry – The North Africa Post
The number of illegal migration attempts to Europe foiled by Morocco in 2025 dropped to 73,640, down 6.4%, Reuters said citing interior ministry data. During the same year, Morocco over 300 migrant trafficking networks and rescued 13,595 people at sea en route to Europe, it said The number of migrants who took part in voluntary […]
Rabat: Yesterday Thursday, the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior stated that, in 2025, the authorities had frustrated 6.4 per cent fewer attempts to migrate illegally to Europe than in the previous year, adding that migrants were using different routes and that there were no clear signs of a reversal of the crisis.
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