Overview

• Part of the group living for weeks under the porticos of Salburua and Gazalbide in Vitoria will be moved to Gipuzkoa reception centers on a temporary basis.
• Authorities describe the relocation as an urgent, stopgap response to relieve pressure while asylum processing continues.
• The reception network with available places is managed by Spain’s central government, which regional officials say has been slow to make referrals.
• National Police report an unprecedented recent surge of Malian applicants at Vitoria’s Oñate station after a period dominated by Colombian and Venezuelan requests.
• Police warn of a perceived pull effect tied to faster appointment access in Vitoria, noting Gipuzkoa recently experienced similar arrivals in San Sebastián’s Amara neighborhood.