Spain is legalizing half a million immigrants, a very different policy from the U.S.
Spain is implementing a regularization process to legalize over 500,000 undocumented immigrants. This initiative contrasts sharply with U.S. immigration policies, which have focused on deportation. Many immigrants, like Nariola Romo from Colombia, express gratitude for the opportunity to gain legal status in Spain.
- ▪Spain is expected to legalize the status of more than 500,000 undocumented immigrants through a new regularization process.
- ▪The application deadline is June 30, and the process will take about three months after submission.
- ▪Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described the initiative as an act of normalization for immigrants already integrated into society.
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ImmigrationSpain is legalizing half a million immigrants, a very different policy from the U.S.One Colombian immigrant said she was grateful she didn’t end up in the U.S., “because with everything that’s happened, we would have been deported already.”Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Overlooking Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday.Angel Garcia / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 30, 2026, 7:30 AM EDTBy Marta Campabadal GrausBARCELONA, Spain — Nariola Romo, 34, and her family immigrated to Spain from Colombia, but that wasn’t their initial plan.
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