'Another Invasion': More Illegals Have Landed On Spain's Canary Islands Than All Last Year

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The pressure is most acute on El Hierro, an island with 12,000 residents. More than 9,000 migrants have arrived there in under two months, resulting in local authorities declaring a public emergency...

The Spanish Canary Islands have already recorded more irregular sea arrivals in 2026 than in all of 2025, with police reports indicating the archipelago could close the year above 30,000 people.

A sharp late-year acceleration, concentrated on the small island of El Hierro, has overwhelmed local services and drawn sharp criticism from regional leaders and right-leaning parties in Spain.

In 2025, the islands received 17,788 irregular migrants by sea for the entire year. By Nov. 7, 2026, the overall total stood at 18,657, according to internal police documents received by Spanish media outlet La Gaceta and cross-checked against Ministry of the Interior data.

Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo has stated there is currently "no foreign policy, no migration policy and no protection of our border."

He also added on X: "The Canary Islands need urgent answers to the migration situation we are experiencing, especially on El Hierro. Tomorrow we will present concrete measures to the extraordinary Interministerial Commission: increased healthcare capacity, activation of European emergency mechanisms and Frontex, appropriate transfers, and weekly coordination between government bodies. El Hierro cannot become a massive detention center."

Of that figure, 13,327 landed in Spain by Oct. 31 and a further 5,330 landed in the first week of November alone, aboard 56 vessels. Updated regional government figures put arrivals from Nov. 1 to Nov. 9 at 6,665 people on 66 boats, a roughly 1,300 percent increase over the same period in 2025.

The pressure is most acute on El Hierro, an island with 12,000 residents. More than 9,000 migrants have arrived there in under two months, resulting in local authorities declaring a public emergency.

Vox leader Santiago Abascal wrote on X that El Hierro is facing a crisis. "The island of El Hierro is experiencing another invasion. 8,000 have arrived on an island with a population of 12,000.

The boats arrive from various countries across the African coast…

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