40% fewer irregular migrants arrive in Spain in a year

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Sanitary teams attending to a group of shipwrecked people, including two creatures, who arrived at a port in Lanzarote. — Health teams attending on board a group of castaways, among whom two children, who arrived at a port in Lanzarote. Adriel Perdomo / EFE

18/05/2026

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The number of people arriving irregularly in Spain has decreased again, by 39%, as of May 15 compared to 2025, although sea arrivals to the Peninsula have grown by 24%, and those arriving in Ceuta have almost quadrupled, according to the Ministry of the Interior.

40% fewer irregular migrants arrive in Spain in a year

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