Spain Flooded with 1 Million Undocumented Migrant Residency Requests

Spain’s socialist government has received over one million applications from undocumented migrants seeking residency, following the closure of a mass regularisation programme on 30 June. The initiative allows migrants without legal status to apply for official residency, a move that contrasts sharply with other European nations that are tightening their borders and cracking down on irregular immigration. The programme’s deadline has now passed, and authorities are processing the massive backlog of claims.