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ER Editor: Geography. The Balearic Islands, of which there are several, are shown on the first map (e.g. Mallorca, Ibiza, Cabrera, Menorca, Formentera &etc.). Below that, arrows indicate the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta (near Gibraltar) and Mellila. Both enclaves seem to get overrun with migrants from North Africa from time to time.
The Daily Mail also has this —
Sharp spike in migrant arrivals to Spain’s Balearic islands raises fears archipelago could be new gateway into Europe
In the space of three days this week, 639 migrants reached the islands – comprising Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera – aboard 38 small boats. So far this year, 4,500 migrants have arrived there, according to the Spanish government.
The startling figures mark a 170 per cent jump on the same period in 2024. This is also more than 500 per cent higher than in 2023.
Amid the looming migration crisis, authorities in the islands say they have been left to cope with the issue alone, with limited support from the government.
The majority of the boats are believed to have left from Algeria, signalling that the central Mediterranean route is gathering pace while the once-busy flow from Mauritania to the Canary Islands has collapsed.
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Europe’s Next Hotspot? Balearics Reel From Migrant Surge
Smugglers are cashing in as Spain’s holiday isles become the latest back door into Europe
NICK HALLETT for EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVE
More than 600 migrants landed in Spain’s Balearic Islands in just two days, the largest influx the holiday archipelago has ever seen.
Police and locals say the Mediterranean archipelago has become Europe’s newest “back door” for illegal immigration, as smuggling gangs shift away from the Canary Islands and Italy. ABC reports that packed boats, some carrying Algerians, and others loaded with sub-Saharan Africans and Asians, who pay up to €14,000 for the trip, are landing on Mallorca, Formentera, and Cabrera almost daily.
Aerial View of Cap de Formentor, Mallorca, Spain Photo by Oleksandra Zelena
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The sudden explosion is no accident. Security officials blame the collapse of relations with Algeria, furious at Madrid’s flip towards Morocco in the Western Sahara dispute. Once a reliable partner, Algiers is now accused of looking the other way. “They have no incentive to stop the boats,” one Spanish officer admitted.
Deportations are virtually impossible because Algeria refuses to take its nationals back. That means most detainees are released within hours, creating what police call a massive “pull effect.” Repeat offenders walk free, encouraging others to risk the 14–18 hour crossing.
The crisis is driving a political earthquake. VOX, Spain’s nationalist right-wing party, is hoovering up disillusioned Catholic voters by calling for mass deportations and accusing the Catholic bishops of siding with government subsidies over Spain’s Christian identity. Party leader Santiago Abascal insists: “I am Catholic, but I have a political duty.” Polls show his hard line is working.
Meanwhile, ordinary Spaniards are taking matters into their own hands. Earlier this month beachgoers in Castell de Ferro tackled a group of Moroccan arrivals before police arrived—echoing grassroots border defence movements in Poland and the Netherlands. While Leftists blasted this as “far-right vigilantism,” most participants were ordinary citizens fed up with a state that won’t defend its own territory.
And the problem isn’t confined to the Balearics. Ceuta, Spain’s North African enclave, just saw its first Palestinian migrants swim in from Morocco, raising fears Rabat could once again weaponise migration to blackmail Madrid and Brussels. Overcrowded facilities, rising drownings, and collapsing public trust all point in one direction: Spain is losing control.
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares is heading to Algiers in a last-ditch attempt to repair ties. But few believe the Algerians have forgotten Spain’s betrayal over the Sahara.
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