Surge in Moroccan Asylum Seekers Prompts Spain to Revamp Asylum Process

26 February 2022 – byArmel · 1 min read

Over the past nine months, more than 2,500 Moroccans have applied for asylum in Spain. 360 have been deported while nearly 10,000 others have "voluntarily" returned to their country, according to Spanish authorities.

According to El Faro de Ceuta, which reports these figures, the authorities are preparing to update the texts on the right to asylum in Spain. The aim is to accelerate the procedures for applications registered in Melilla and Ceuta so that the waiting time does not exceed 10 days.

By doing so, the Executive hopes to restrict the stay of asylum seekers in these autonomous cities. "All those who apply for asylum in Melilla, whether their application is accepted or not, end up going to the peninsula," notes the newspaper.

In addition, the Spanish Commission for Refugee Assistance (CEAR) has presented an overview of the international protection system in Spain. According to the document, the country is facing "rigidity in the allocation of visas and a lack of coordination between the administrations concerned".

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