SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 1 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The arrival of irregular migrants has fallen by 86% in the Canary Islands in the first three months of the year, going from 3,100 entries in January to 431 in March –2,302 were registered in February–, according to data published this Friday by the Ministry of Equality.
In total, the irregular entry of migrants into Spain has registered a drop of 55.4% in March compared to February and 66.9% compared to January.
Although globally, the first quarter of 2022 has registered a greater number of arrivals of migrants by sea and land than the same period in 2021 -of the 6,462 entries registered between January and March of last year, it has gone to 8,707- – In the monthly comparison between the first months of this year, the figures have been progressively reduced.
Thus, the number of migrants who, according to the Ministry of the Interior, entered Spain irregularly in January, 4,202, went to the 3,117 who did so a month later and the 1,388 who have been counted this last month of March.
This situation is a consequence of the drop in arrivals by sea in these months both in the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and on the peninsular coast.
As for the Balearic archipelago and the peninsula, Interior has recorded 29 entries by sea this last month, compared to 765 in February and 870 with which the year began.
Arrivals to Ceuta by sea have also decreased, going from January 19 to March 12; and those registered in Melilla by the same route, which were 32 in January, while this last month of 2022 9 have been recorded.
On the contrary, March has seen how arrivals to Spain grew irregularly through the land borders of the two autonomous cities. Mainly in Melilla, where Interior has recorded 858 entries in March, compared to 16 in February and 41 in January.
In Ceuta, meanwhile, there have been 125 entries over the fence, compared to 37 in February and 41 recorded in January.
