Spanish police evict hundreds of mostly illegal migrants living in a squat
Eviction of Migrants from Abandoned Building in Badalona, Spain
Eviction of Migrants from Abandoned Building in Badalona, Spain
On Wed, authorities in Badalona, a city bordering Barcelona in north-eastern Spain, executed an eviction of hundreds of migrants from an abandoned school building. The judicial authorities deemed the structure unsafe, prompting the operation.
Many of the undocumented individuals vacated the premises early in the morning before the police, equipped with riot gear, arrived to enforce the eviction. The process was completed without any reported violence, although there were tense moments as individuals exited past armored officers.
Eviction of Migrants from Abandoned Building in Badalona, Spain On Wed, authorities in Badalona, a city bordering Barcelona in north-eastern Spain, executed an eviction of hundreds of migrants from an abandoned school building.
The occupants, primarily migrants from Senegal and Gambia, had been residing in the building since it was abandoned in 2023. The eviction was ordered by the city's conservative mayor, whose stance on immigration contrasts with that of the national government.
Based on reporting by Africanews.
