Spain Resumes Repatriation Flights for Moroccan Migrants from Canary Islands

After the flight on Tuesday, a second flight is scheduled for Wednesday, reports Cadena Ser, recalling that the Ministry of the Interior had informed all the provincial immigration and border brigades that it would begin the procedures for the repatriation of Moroccan migrants as soon as Morocco reopened its airspace on February 7.

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Since then, the Spanish government has been negotiating with Rabat the return of these migrants, each of whom should be accompanied by two Spanish police officers. The Moroccan authorities have finally given their agreement for these flights, after the government of Pedro Sanchez revised its position on the Sahara, supporting the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco.

Spain was repatriating about 80 migrants each week on various flights to Laâyoune, before Morocco decided to suspend the operation last April.