US EditionSpanish police evict hundreds of migrants from squat deemed a safety hazard
Authorities evicted 400 mostly undocumented migrants from the B9 school, citing public safety concerns amid housing shortages and cost-of-living pressures, local lawyer said many face homelessness.
- On Wednesday, Catalonia's regional police began evicting migrants from the abandoned B9 school building in Badalona, entering early as most occupants had left under court orders.
- The building had been left abandoned in 2023, housing many sub-Saharan migrants, while Badalona town hall argued the squat was a public safety hazard prompting court-ordered eviction.
- Lawyer Marta Llonch said many residents earned money collecting scrap metal and that some with residency or work permits could not afford housing, warning many will sleep on the street after eviction.
- Spain's longer-term migrant influx means this eviction joins broader migration and housing policy debates, with safety risks underscored by the 2020 Badalona factory fire that killed four people.
- The Independent is reporting that the Wednesday police operation unfolds as a developing story, raising questions about affordable housing and public-safety response.
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On Wednesday, the Spanish police evicted hundreds of migrants who occupied a former secondary school in the municipality of Badalona, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona.The strong operation, considered by trade unionists as one of the largest in the country's history, led to clashes between the troops and immigrants.The mayor, Xabier García Albiol, of the opposition Popular Party (PP) ordered the recovery of Badalona's B9 lyceum after having …
On Wednesday, the Spanish police expelled nearly 200 migrants who lived in a disused school near Barcelona, despite opposition from local associations, in a context of a serious housing crisis in Spain.
Activists urged authorities to find alternative housing solutions for the approximately 400 people who were evicted
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