Overview
- Spain’s main civil servants’ union, CSIF, reports more than a 25% jump in Extranjería casework and has requested an urgent meeting with the Ministry of Política Territorial, warning of a possible collapse without planned staffing increases.
- CSIF calls for a coordinated boost of resources across Interior, Política Territorial, SEPE and Social Security, noting saturated counters and failures in the immigration digital application system.
- Migration minister Elma Saiz says the government will open new offices to help absorb the extra workload tied to the extraordinary regularization.
- Police handled large crowds at consulates, notably Algeria’s in Alicante, as intelligence units say many people in the lines had arrived from other EU countries, including France, seeking information and documentation.
- In València, the city council placed staff outside padrón offices to redirect inquiries to Extranjería; the mayor criticized Madrid for creating false expectations, while Compromís argued the long queues predate the announcement.