Migration
The seven activists who helped 36 migrants cross the border by running have been acquitted
In March 2024, 36 migrants crossed the Santiago de Irun bridge with Korrika and with the help of several activists, seven of whom were prosecuted by the French justice system, for whom he requested a penalty of up to 10 years and a fine of 250,000 euros.
"Carne y arena" installation by Alejandro González Iñárritu, which can be visited at EITB headquarters in Bilbao
The PP will vote in favour of Vox's bill to ban the burka and niqab in public spaces
A man has been arrested in Pamplona on charges of organizing boat trips from Morocco to the Peninsula
The detainee is charged in the State with an offence against the rights of foreign citizens, while the Moroccan authorities sought him for facilitating illegal emigration.
The Trump administration has announced the end of the mass deployment of immigration agents in Minnesota
President Donald Trump's so-called "border tsar," Tom Homan, has confirmed the gradual withdrawal of the special operation deployed in the state, following opposition from the governor and the mobilization of neighbors.
10.2% of the Basque population are of foreign origin and 14% are born in another country
In particular, in January last year, 226,367 persons were of foreign origin in the Basque Country, or 10.2 per cent of the total population, three tenths higher than in January 2024 and below the average of 14.1 per cent in the Spanish State.
Bad Bunny shook the Super Bowl with a message of unity and got criticism from Trump
The Puerto Rican artist makes history at the Superbowl Final Break. Together with Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, he makes a plea for continental unity.
The five-year-old boy Liam Conejo and his father have been released and returned to Minnesota
On Saturday, Texas Federal Judge Fred Biery ordered the provisional release of Liam and Adrian Conejo while the open immigration procedure is being resolved.
Police shot a person in Minneapolis a week after killing Renne Good
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reported that the wounded man attacked the Immigration and Customs Officer when they went to arrest him and the police responded by firing.
Mali asylum seekers living on the street in Vitoria are transferred to centres run by the Basque Government
Some 30 Malian refugees living on the streets of Vitoria-Gasteiz have been temporarily transferred to various centres of the Basque Government. The Counsellor for Welfare, Youth and Demographic Challenge, Nerea Melgosa, has asked the Spanish Government to fulfil its "obligations" and to restore the administrative status of asylum seekers in Mali.
A federal immigration agent shot dead a woman in an anti-migration operation in Minneapolis, USA
A U.S. Immigration and Customs officer shot a woman this Tuesday, apparently attempting to obstruct migration control with his vehicle. The incident has provoked protests in this city in the state of Minnesota.
They're asking for a residence solution for Malian people seeking asylum in Vitoria
One of the spokespersons for the protest that took place today read a manifesto recalling that these Malians left their country to escape war and poverty and that they must wait to process their asylum application because "in most cases, efforts are delayed for years".
The number of people who associate migration with crime and abuse of service is down
According to a study by Ikuspegi, the Basque Observatory for Immigration, less than 10% of Basques mention immigration as the main problem in the country and only 2.7% say it affects them personally.
Melgosa asks Sanchez for a structural plan to address the migration challenge against populism
The Chief Welfare Officer has warned of the danger of populist discourse unless a common, orderly integration strategy is pursued.
The EU has announced an agreement to facilitate the deportation of asylum seekers to 'safe third countries'
The provisional agreement between the Council of Europe and the European Parliament shall extend the grounds for non-admission of applications for protection.
With popularity at its lowest, Trump has exaggerated his achievements in a speech to the nation
The president has begun his speech by repeating many of the things he says in his nearly daily public appearances: attacking immigrants and the government of his predecessor, Joe Biden, and ensuring that in just a few months the US has gone "from the worst to the best" thanks to deportations, strict border closures, or the use of tariffs against other countries.
Father Mari has landed 53 people in Italy after three days of sailing
Father Mari has landed 53 of the 56 rescued in the Mediterranean last Friday at the Italian port of Brindisi, where the two-month-old baby and his parents were treated by the Italian Coast Guard for extreme malnutrition and dehydration.
Father Mari rescued 56 people on his last mission in 2025
The rescue took place this morning, 34 thousand nautical miles south-east of Lampedusa. Among those rescued are seven babies and 16 minors.
more than 2.5 million migrants have been deported or left the country voluntarily in the US over the course of 2025
The US authorities have described it as a "huge achievement," within the framework of Trump's tough migration policies, just days after he announced that there will be dozens of judges to "speed up deportations."
More than 1,500 homeless people sleep on the street every day in the Basque Country, twice as many as in 2016
7 out of 10 of them live in the three capitals. In addition, another 2,700 are homeless, but they sleep in night shelters or shelters. The majority are men and 8 out of 10 foreigners. Half say they have stolen money or property, 4 out of 10 have been insulted or threatened, and 3 out of 10 have been physically assaulted.