Canary Islands: 92% of illegal arrivals are men and half of ‘unaccompanied minors’ are adults, European Parliament fact-finding mission finds (opens in new tab)

A European Parliament fact-finding mission to the Canary Islands has revealed that around half of migrants who claimed to be unaccompanied minors upon arrival were ultimately determined to be adults. The Committee on Petitions conducted the visit in September 2025 to assess the impact of illegal immigration on the Spanish archipelago. According to a draft […]