PP pushes border-rejection law to Senate as PSOE stalls in Congress
The Popular Party has moved its proposal to allow border rejection of illegal migrants in Ceuta and Melilla to the Senate after the Congress failed to act.
On 16 July the Popular Party introduced a legislative initiative to modify the tenth additional provision of the immigration law, allowing authorities to reject migrants who attempt illegal entry by swimming into Ceuta or Melilla. The proposal was intended to fill a legal gap highlighted after a Supreme Court ruling and a massive influx of over 80,000 people from Morocco. The PSOE government declined to advance the bill, neither before nor after the influx, and rejected calls for an extraordinary plenary in August.
Consequently, the PP will bring the identical proposal to the Senate on the upcoming Wednesday, coinciding with the two-month anniversary of the invasion, to gauge Socialist support. Sources indicate the PSOE has not yet issued a formal position or alternative text. The PP argues that rejecting irregular entrants at the border, regardless of physical barriers, is essential for Spain’s external security and compliance with EU and international obligations.
Why it matters
The vote will determine whether Spain updates its immigration rules to address sea-borne entries at its enclaves.
How this story developed
- Sep 11 Ceuta government chief resigns after handling CNI warning of migrant surge
- Sep 18 The government and defence ministry secured an unprecedented public clarification from the CNI regarding the pre‑surge intelligence alert.
- Sep 20 Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly shifted blame onto Ceuta mayor Juan Jesús Vivas during a press encounter, intensifying the political dispute.
- Sep 22 Morocco pledged to block a mass crossing on its election day.
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