Migrants queue outside Barcelona City Hall to obtain paperwork needed to apply for Spain's immigration amnesty, which could allow hundreds of thousands of people to obtain legal status, in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Migrants rush to apply under Spain’s new mass legalization program

by The Associated Press April 20, 2026

written by The Associated Press April 20, 2026

By Suman Naishadham MADRID (AP) — Migrants in Spain began applying to legalize their status Monday after the Southern European nation launched a mass legalization measure that could affect hundreds of thousands of foreigners living and working in the country without authorization...

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Migrants rush to apply under Spain’s new mass legalization program

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