Socialist mayor in Spain vowed to block arrival of migrant minors, then quickly reversed course amid political pressure (opens in new tab)

The Socialist mayor of Cartes in northern Spain has reversed her opposition to hosting unaccompanied migrant minors after attempting to block their arrival, issuing a public apology following pressure from her party leadership. Lorena Cueto, mayor of the Cantabrian town of around 6,000 residents, initially described the relocation of migrant minors to her municipality as […]