Overview
- The Balearic regional government and PP deputies have demanded the immediate resignation of Alfonso Rodríguez, accusing him of downplaying the crisis and incentivizing trafficking mafias through his public remarks.
- Ports and reception facilities in Palma, Ibiza and Formentera remain severely overcrowded after about 600 irregular arrivals over the past 72 hours and more than 4,200 so far this year.
- Alfonso Rodríguez has defended his handling of the situation by denying a consolidated Algerian route, describing arrivals as isolated “tirones” and noting most migrants stay under 48 hours.
- The PP is urging Madrid to activate the coastal surveillance system SIVE, request Frontex support and fill roughly 600 vacancies in national security forces to manage the surge.
- Regional leaders warn that shifts in Spain’s foreign policy toward Morocco have strained cooperation with Algeria, undermining efforts to curb crossings along the Balearic route.