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Vox Defends Immigration Bill Expanding Rejections to Irregular Entries

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC · How we work

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María Pastor Rejects Reform

Popular Parliamentary Group defended a Senate bill to amend the immigration law’s tenth provision.
The bill would expand the rejection regime to irregular entries, including migrants swimming to Ceuta and Melilla.
Socialist Parliamentary Group said the current norm is sufficient.
Vox Senator María Pastor argued reform is unnecessary without forceful migration laws.
Vox Senator María Pastor said sea entrants should be returned.

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Felipe VI Visits Ceuta

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit Ceuta and Melilla on Oct 13-14, first royal trip there since 2014.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will stay in Madrid and will not join the monarchs on the tour.
King Felipe VI called the entry “unacceptable” at a Sept 29 dinner with President Emmanuel Macron, urging EU border cooperation.
Territorial policy minister said about 3,500 migrants remained outside Ceuta reception centres in late September.

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María Pastor Rejects Reform

Popular Parliamentary Group defended a Senate bill to amend the immigration law’s tenth provision.
The bill would expand the rejection regime to irregular entries, including migrants swimming to Ceuta and Melilla.
Socialist Parliamentary Group said the current norm is sufficient.
Vox Senator María Pastor argued reform is unnecessary without forceful migration laws.
Vox Senator María Pastor said sea entrants should be returned.

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