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Vox Defies Ban at Hortaleza Youth Center as Police Restrict Gathering

Authorities banned the rally to protect minors at the reception center.

Overview

  • The Government Delegation in Madrid prohibited Vox’s planned concentration near the center, citing an elevated risk and potential harassment of minors.
  • Vox nonetheless staged statements nearby, drawing roughly a hundred supporters and amplifying calls to close all unaccompanied-minor centers and deport irregular migrants.
  • National Police deployed nearly a dozen vans with around twenty officers, set the declarations point away from the entrance, and escorted residents for safety.
  • The alleged rape suspect, a 14-year-old center resident, remains detained under a judge-ordered internment as proceedings continue.
  • The episode followed an assault on three migrant youths outside the facility a day after the alleged rape, one of whom required hospital treatment.