Reus lawyers have warned that Spain’s extraordinary migrant regularisation process could miss its deadlines, with the main pressure point now in the processing stage. The decree gives authorities a maximum of three months to decide applications once they are admitted for processing.
The concerns were raised in Reus, in the Tarragona area, during a meeting at the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Reus, known in Catalan as the Il·lustre Col·legi de l'Advocacia de Reus. Lawyers used the meeting to compare criteria, questions and experiences from the process so far.
According to the lawyers, a lack of resources is slowing the work needed to resolve applications on time. They said this could create a bottleneck and leave many applicants waiting for a decision.
The Spanish government approved the extraordinary regularisation to address the situation of undocumented migrants. The lawyers’ warning suggests that administrative capacity may not be keeping pace with the policy’s aims.
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