The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain struggles to deport foreigners as countries shun their own criminals New data reveals that deportations of foreigners increased considerably in 2023, but Spanish authorities cannot carry out many of these expulsions due to the reluctance of some countries to accept their home-grown criminals. https://www.thelocal.es/20240910/spain-struggles-to-deport-foreigners-as-countries-shun-their-own-criminals Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:57:00 +0200 spain-struggles-to-deport-foreigners-as-countries-shun-their-own-criminals Overstaying or working illegally? What can get foreigners deported from Spain What types of offences can foreigners be deported for? Can the Spanish government expel you from the country for overstaying beyond the 90 days for example? Here's everything you need to know. https://www.thelocal.es/20220324/overstaying-and-working-illegally-what-can-get-foreigners-deported-from-spain Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:10:12 +0100 overstaying-and-working-illegally-what-can-get-foreigners-deported-from-spain Spaniard born and raised in Switzerland faces deportation A 55-year-old Spaniard who was born in Switzerland and has lived in the alpine country all his life is at risk of being deported after failing to change his criminal behaviour. https://www.thelocal.es/20170428/spaniard-born-and-raised-in-switzerland-faces-deportation Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:50:09 +0200 spaniard-born-and-raised-in-switzerland-faces-deportation Spain loses asylum seeker deportation battle The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Spain could not go ahead with plans to deport 30 Sahrawi asylum seekers from the Western Sahara because Spanish authorities had failed to properly hear their claims. https://www.thelocal.es/20140422/spain-loses-sahrawi-asylum-seeker-legal-battle Tue, 22 Apr 2014 19:59:00 +0200 spain-loses-sahrawi-asylum-seeker-legal-battle