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A total of 2,760 foreigners were expelled from Spain in 2023 through procedures initiated by the National Security Forces and Legions. According to data examined by the Home Office, this is in accordance with immigration law and includes cases of return to the country of origin.by european press.
Official figures for 2023 represent a decrease of almost 25% compared to the previous year. In 2022, he had 3,642 people expelled, and in 2021, another 3,594 people were expelled. In the application of the Basic Law on Foreigners of January 11, 2000, concerning the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and the social integration of foreigners.
These are procedures initiated by the police, an institution with exclusive authority in this matter, and which the Pedro Sánchez government has enacted in two anti-crisis decrees by pledging to delegate migration policy to Catalonia through legislation. This is the procedure that Yuntz is currently requesting in response to the preserved agreement. organic.
This type of deportation can be carried out for a variety of reasons according to immigration law, such as in the event of an obstruction at the border or in the case of someone attempting to return to Spain despite having been previously deported. This includes returning to their country of origin if they are found to have committed a crime.
In a parliamentary response in March 2023, the government reported on deportations over the past 10 years pursuant to Article 54, Paragraph 1 of Basic Law No. 4 of 2000. Of the 101 expulsions, 90% were for “activities against national security,” including two for “activities against national security.” An incident justified by an extremely serious violation of the Basic Law on National Security, known as the “Gag Law.”
Different routes of expulsion
Deportation is primarily handled by immigration law, and Section 57(2) of the Immigration Law provides for the possibility of deportation for well-documented immigrants with criminal records if they are sentenced to a sentence of one year or more. Are considering.
If they are nationals in extraordinary circumstances, to initiate expulsion proceedings that the immigration law itself considers normal or preferential, based on procedures handled by the competent authority in the matter, the National Police; Can be done. Since it is an appeal, the final decision will be left to the judge.
If deportation cannot be carried out within 72 hours from the moment of arrest, judicial authorities may request admission to a detention center for aliens (CIE) for the period necessary to carry out deportation; This cannot be extended. In no case shall he do so for more than 60 days or until it has been established that it is impossible to perform within such period. The law does not allow new detentions to be agreed on the same expulsion file.
Another possibility is Article 89 of the Penal Code, which includes direct deportation to one’s home country instead of a prison term if the sentence exceeds one year. If the foreigner proves that he has lived in Spain for more than 10 years, the penalty is increased to five years and the possibility of reoffending must also be assessed.