Spain to Reform Asylum Law to Align With EU Migration Pact

Sánchez's government announces plans to reform Spain's immigration and asylum legislation to align with the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, in force since June 2026 — a policy reversal for a government that had previously resisted the EU's stricter approach. The draft bill would implement EU border-screening procedures and make it easier to reject asylum claims and accelerate expulsions. The move follows the government's formal declaration of Ceuta as 'a matter of interest to national security' and a call for a unified command structure, even as ministers remain at odds with opposition parties and Ceuta's own regional authorities over transferring unaccompanied minors to mainland Spain.