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Spain Receives Record Asylum Applications Under Amnesty Program
Spain has recorded 900,000 asylum applications since opening a mass regularization window that closes June 30. Officials had projected lower totals when the program began.
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Spain has received 900,000 asylum applications under a regularization program whose filing period remains open until June 30. The figure exceeds earlier government estimates and surpasses totals recorded during the country's previous mass amnesty in 2005.
The current total marks a record for Spain. During the 2005 program, application numbers remained lower than those now reported.
Italian officials told Spanish representatives in Brussels last week that the amnesty affects all European Union member states. At the same meeting, Spain joined France in opposing plans for offshore migrant deportation hubs. Implementation discussions are underway among governments seeking to apply the new provisions.
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