Overview

• Approximately 400 homeless individuals and asylum seekers have been sheltering in Madrid-Barajas Airport due to a lack of space in municipal emergency centers.
• Madrid City Council has given the national government one month to integrate asylum seekers into the state reception system or face legal action for failing constitutional obligations.
• Aena has requested an urgent meeting with Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida, urging collaboration and presenting the issue as a shared responsibility involving multiple administrations.
• The Manos Limpias association has filed a criminal complaint against Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Aena’s president Maurici Lucena, citing dereliction of duty over the situation at the airport.
• Tensions persist over jurisdictional responsibility, with the city council accusing the government of neglecting its asylum obligations and Aena enforcing stricter access controls to manage the crisis.