Spanish authorities have issued 5,859 expulsion orders to Moroccan immigrants who violated the country’s law on the rights and freedoms of foreigners and their social integration.
However, official data accessed by Spanish news outlet Vozpópuli reveals that only 1,612 of these deportation orders have been executed, amounting to just 27% of the total issued.
These figures correspond to the period between 2022, 2023, and the first half of 2024.
The same source highlighted that 2,793 deportation orders were issued for Morocco in 2022, but this number decreased to 2,359 in 2023.
It underscored that the same measure has been taken against another 707 people so far in 2024 – with data updated to May 31st, citing a written response from the government in Congress to questions from the Popular Party (PP).
Breaking down the deportation orders by year, Vozpópuli reported that the Spanish government actually carried out deportation orders to 596 Moroccans in 2022, 654 in 2023, and 364 so far in 2024. This brings the total number of executed deportations to 1,612.
It mentioned that the government pointed out to the PP deputies who filed the parliamentary initiative that “immigration procedures can take months,” and it’s often the case that “expulsions ordered in one year are carried out in the following year.” For this reason, the said source deduced that the percentage might not be indicative.
For context, expulsion is applied to foreigners committing very serious offenses or those convicted of criminal offenses punishable by over a year in prison, whether within or outside Spain.
Consequently, foreigners who have been expelled from Spain are prohibited from entering the country or obtaining a visa for this purpose, as long as the entry ban remains in effect.
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