Number of migrants arriving to Spain TRIPLES in just one year
Three times as many migrants have arrived in Spain so far this year compared to the same period in 2016
WATCH: Migrants surprise tourists as they arrive by rubber dinghy on Andalucia beach, Spain CLOSES Africa border
A clip shared on Twitter shows around two dozen suspected migrants flee the boat as it reaches shore
WATCH: Agonising moment Spanish cop breaks thigh bone trying to trip up migrant during border storm
Ceuta and Melilla have become magnets for African migrants hoping to reach Spain
WATCH: African Migrants celebrate after hundreds break through Spanish border
A policeman had his femur broken in the commotion
Damning report blasts Spain’s treatment of migrants, Malaga facilities labelled ‘substandard’
A DAMNING report by Human Rights Watch has blasted Spain’s treatment of migrants. The study, published today, claims asylum seekers and other migrants arriving by
Fourth migrant boat lands in Mallorca this week as 14 arrested
It brings to 12 the number of boats that have landed on the island in 2017
Already struggling Spain warned to brace itself for migrant and refugee overload as arrivals DOUBLE in a year
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the country's 'insufficient' structures to hold the migrants are already being stretched
Some 50 migrants feared drowned in ‘deadliest crossing of the year’ to Spain after rubber boat sinks off southern coast
Some 60 migrants have died so far this year trying to reach Spain
More than 400 migrants rescued off Spain’s southern coast in past week, many taken to Malaga
Last year saw 6,726 migrants attempt to enter Spain by sea
WATCH: Dramatic moment migrants forced to abandon rubber boat after it caught fire off Spain’s southern coast
They were all taken to Granada
Police find third boat in Mallorca as 18 suspected illegal migrants arrested
The migrants were all from Morocco
Three dead and 39 rescued after boat capsizes off coast of Spain
A total of 39 migrants are said to have been rescued after a dinghy collapsed between Spain and Melilla. Sadly, three including a young girl,
Spain to consider using drones to patrol border fences on Morocco border
It comes just days after hundreds of migrants stormed into the country from Morocco
Protests erupt after ‘Spain’s Alan Kurdi’ washes up on beach in southern Spain
He died with his mother when their inflatable boat sank
Border officer loses an eye and dozens injured after more than 1,000 migrants storm Spanish border
None managed to make it over the fence
Dozens of African migrants ‘missing’ after hundreds storm Spanish border
In total, some 400 people made it across the border
Spain slammed for ‘failing to protect’ gay migrants and refugees
Homosexual migrants have suffered discrimination, including threats and assaults
Ten migrants bound for UK found hidden in sealed container belonging to Mango fashion brand in Spain
One of the group was vomiting and all ten were sent to hospital
Nine police officers injured as migrants riot and escape ‘prison-like’ detention centre in southern Spain
Authorities are still searching for the group
Baby and two children among 15 migrants found in lorry in UK that had travelled from Spain
The Home Office immigration enforcement agency has taken over the investigation
Dozens injured after more than 200 migrants storm Spanish border and clash with police
Police have also been looking for a handful of others who made it across the barbed-wire fence
Up to 40 migrants shout for freedom in roof-top protest at Spanish detention centre
Up to 40 migrants climbed to the roof of a Madrid centre to demand their release
100 migrants climb over border fence into Spain during heavy rain
The migrants used hooks and shoes with studded nails to make the climb
More than 100 migrants rescued off southern Spain’s coast in one day
Some 56 of the migrants were transported to Malaga
Almost 70 migrants ambush staff with knives and fire extinguishers to break out of detention centre in southern Spain
A detainee pretended to be ill as a distraction
VIDEO: Dozens of migrants become trapped atop Spanish border fence for hours
The UNHCR are now monitoring the situation