An approximate 1,000 Moroccans stranded in Melilla since the border closure “have sought asylum between January and August 2021,” according to Spanish authorities.
The Spanish Secretary of State for Relations with the Courts and Constitutional Affairs provided this data, saying they have received a total of 2,225 applications for asylum from migrants of various nationalities during this period.
The official did not give reasons for this high demand for international protection, stating that it is confidential data provided by the asylum seekers under the right to secrecy, for protection.
Moroccans are in the lead of the listed nationalities with 1001 applications, followed by Tunisians (531), Sudanese (182), Egyptians (142) and Malians (135). There are also asylum applications from Algerians (82), Guineans (25), Burkinabe (23), Ivorians (19), Chadians (18), Syrians (14), Cameroonians (13), Senegalese (9) and Mauritanians (5), among others.
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