Spain legalized half a million illegal immigrants.
90% confidence
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The decree was approved on 27 January 2026, just two weeks before the MEP's statement; the regularization is subject to conditions including criminal record checks and proof of residence for at least five months; applicants must have been in Spain before 31 December 2025; this is a plan/decree approval, not yet completed implementation
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PrimaryEuropean Commission - Migration and Home AffairsThe Spanish parliament took the first legislative step towards approving a citizens' initiative, #RegularizaciónYa, which calls for the regularisation of half a million migrants
SecondaryThe GuardianSpain's socialist-led coalition government has approved a decree it said would regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants and asylum seekers
SecondaryBBC NewsSpain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status