Overview

• Guardia Civil patrols have intensified in La Isleta since the July 15 arson attack, with residents noting continuous police presence throughout the neighborhood.
• On July 17, roughly 50 residents joined Vox members in a peaceful demonstration at the Canarias50 center calling for the expulsion of undocumented migrants.
• Vox leaders Alberto Rodríguez and Nicasio Galván have blamed illegal immigration for rising local crime and urged deportation of all migrants without legal status.
• Neighbors report heightened fears of crime linked to migrant minors and remain split between supporting integration efforts and demanding mass expulsions.
• Local authorities face scrutiny over oversight of the Canarias50 facility, which houses 250 unaccompanied minors under a Supreme Court mandate covering over 800 nationwide.