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Sanchez Legalizes 600,000 Undocumented Migrants in Regularization Plan

8/13/2026

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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez enacted a regularization plan that legalizes about 600,000 undocumented migrants who have lived in Spain for at least five months and have no criminal record.
Vox leader Santiago Abascal called the influx an “invasion” and blamed Morocco and Sanchez.
Refugees International president Jeremy Konyndyk said Moroccan misinformation and a border-control lapse enabled the crossing that left over 100 dead.

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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez enacted a regularization plan that legalizes about 600,000 undocumented migrants who have lived in Spain for at least five months and have no criminal record.
Vox leader Santiago Abascal called the influx an “invasion” and blamed Morocco and Sanchez.
Refugees International president Jeremy Konyndyk said Moroccan misinformation and a border-control lapse enabled the crossing that left over 100 dead.