Nearly 1,600 migrants arrive on Spain's Canary Islands in one day

The majority of the migrants who arrived on the islands on Saturday came from Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea. The surge in arrivals to the Canaries comes after Spain's Ceuta recently faced a migration crisis.

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New EU migration and asylum laws have largely failed to stem flow of migrants to Spain and its territories.

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Nearly 1,600 migrants arrive on Spain's Canary Islands in one day

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Nearly 1,500 migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands in one day

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Record number of migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands

New EU migration and asylum laws have largely failed to stem flow of migrants to Spain and its territories.

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