Alternative policy approaches to RR: regularisation and other recognised statuses. Case Study: Spain (Executive Summary)

Abstract

This document provides a concise summary of the key findings from the national report on Spain regarding the current legal and practical situation of non-deportable migrants and alternatives to deportation. The study was conducted as part of WP2 Alternative Policy Approaches to Return and Readmission of MORE Horizon Europe research project. The report is based on exhaustive documentary research of the literature as well as policies, regulations, law and transcription of the parliamentary debates, statistical data extracted from the Ministry of Interior, and five in-depth interviews with experts on the rights of third-country nationals in Spain that have received an expulsion or return order but cannot be deported. For detailed analysis, evidence, and comprehensive insights, please refer to the full report. The information in this summary should not be considered complete or fully representative of the entire study.