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Spain’s Irregular Migrant Arrivals Plunge in Q1 2026, While Mainland and Balearic Routes Surge

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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 [...]

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The Ministry of the Interior reveals that illegal immigration to Ceuta and Melilla by land has skyrocketed 392% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period of 2025. Last year the arrivals registered by this route were 379, compared to 1,866 this year. The data belong to the report that the department that directs Fernando Grande Marlaska updates every 15 days. The last one allows to make a first X-ray of the first trimester of the y…

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.

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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…

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القدس العربي broke the news in on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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