{"id":498601,"date":"2026-01-27T06:51:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/spanish-police-warn-of-risks-from-the-mass-regularization-of-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T06:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:51:27","slug":"spanish-police-warn-of-risks-from-the-mass-regularization-of-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/spanish-police-warn-of-risks-from-the-mass-regularization-of-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish police warn of risks from the mass regularization of immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"Several Spanish police unions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.es\/espana\/diez-detenidos-sospechosos-tiroteo-isla-mayor-herido-20260127091736-nt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> this Tuesday of the risk of collapse in the Foreigners units due to the &#8220;massive&#8221; regularization of irregular immigrants announced by the Government and a call effect for the entry of foreigners.\n\nThe measure, which will benefit more than 500,000 people, may signify an &#8220;operational and functional impact&#8221; for the Foreigners and Borders units, according to the professional organizations SUP, Jupol and CEP.\n\nJupol said that this decision, &#8220;beyond the political debate&#8221;, will have &#8220;direct and immediate&#8221; consequences on the work of thousands of agents.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can also read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/venezuela-preve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venezuela anticipates $1.4 billion in oil investment in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nProcedures such as residence permits, review of administrative situations or verification of legal requirements will fall on police offices that &#8220;are already saturated&#8221;.\n\nThe National Police Confederation (CEP) highlights that this political agreement, between the socialists in power and the leftist party Podemos, breaks &#8220;two decades of consensus on the regularization of immigrants&#8221; and turns Spain into &#8220;a country that is going in another direction against the criteria&#8221; of the European Union.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;A reckless act against public safety&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nThe Unified Police Union (SUP) believes that this government announcement is an &#8220;absolute irresponsibility&#8221;, as it has not explained how it will &#8220;guarantee security&#8221; or with what &#8220;real means&#8221; it intends to carry out the measure.\n\n&#8220;Not having a criminal record (for regularization) does not mean not having a police record,&#8221; this union also warns. And many of the foreigners whose situation will be regularized are linked to criminal acts, SUP assures: &#8220;A recklessness for citizen security,&#8221; it deduces.\n\nLikewise, these unions warn of a &#8220;direct and immediate call effect&#8221; that sends a clear message: &#8220;Entering irregularly (in Spain) ends up being rewarded.&#8221; In addition, they call the measure an &#8220;oxygen balloon&#8221; for the mafias dedicated to human trafficking.\n\n<strong>&#8220;Increase the checks&#8221;<\/strong>\n\nJupol agrees that a person who has been recently arrested for serious crimes may not have a criminal record &#8220;due to judicial deadlines&#8221; and insists that this &#8220;obliges to take extreme checks&#8221;.\n\nIn this line, it warns that the government&#8217;s initiative could impact police work and cause an increase in procedures in holding cells and documentation, where identity fraud is a &#8220;common phenomenon&#8221;, which requires specialized analysis, according to a statement.\n\nThis police union calls for a &#8220;tightening of asylum policy&#8221;, since the current one is a &#8220;covert regularization that allows the irregular entry of thousands of migrants&#8221;.\n\n&#8220;Solidarity and respect for human rights&#8221; are compatible, he argues, with &#8220;the firm fight against criminal networks that traffic in people.&#8221;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Spanish police unions warned this Tuesday of the risk of collapse in the Foreigners units due to the &#8220;massive&#8221; regularization of irregular immigrants announced by the Government and a call effect for the entry of foreigners. 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