The Spanish government is expected to present a draft bill to reform immigration and asylum laws as it struggles to contain the political fallout of the Ceuta crisis, which saw 80,000 people cross illegally from Morocco into the Spanish city in one day in July.
Madrid said the aim is to “bring Spanish legislation into line with the European Pact on Migration and Asylum”, which came into force this summer and makes it easier to reject asylum requests and accelerate expulsions, in line with demands from hardline countries.
