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València’s Central Encampment Grows After Turia Evictions as City and Opposition Trade Blame

Officials cite expanded shelter capacity, placing responsibility on national immigration policy.

Overview

  • Several dozen people now sleep around plaza Jesús Maroto i González in tents, mattresses or on benches after the May clearance of Turia encampments.
  • Residents describe daily early-morning removals by Policía Local and say the immigration center near the site has stopped taking names.
  • People at the camp report being told waits of about six months for access to a shelter through the CAI.
  • The municipal government says it opened a second CAES in Benimaclet, added more than 70 places and offers roughly 50 nightly spots, with about 1,000 places managed via NGO agreements.
  • PSPV-PSOE councillor Maite Ibáñez accuses the PP/Vox administration of cutting supports and dismantling the 2023 technical commission on asentamientos, and plans a motion to restore coordination and resources such as the 50 Rocafort places.