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Migrant arrivals hit new record high in Spain

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Jan-Philipp Scholz in Mallorca
March 3, 2025

Spain is seeing record numbers of migrant arrivals by boat. More than 60,000 irregular migrants arrived on Spanish coasts in 2024. The Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean have long been the main destination, but a new hotspot is emerging: the popular holiday island of Mallorca.

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