Overview
- The Interior Ministry told Parliament it has labeled all planning, preparation, and execution papers for the April regularization as secret or reserved under the 1968 Official Secrets law.
- The classification covers internal notes and risk reviews from National Police immigration units, including the Extranjería directorate, UCRIF, and CENIF.
- In the same reply, the government said some requested reports are not on record and that parts of the process are still being finalized even though the decree is already in force.
- Officials expect more than 500,000 people to qualify, and applicants must present criminal record checks after an earlier idea to accept self-declarations was dropped.
- The Popular Party says the move hides totals and background data and has filed new questions on the impact, staffing, funding, and coordination that the government must answer, while Vox denounces the secrecy as a security risk.