DR ‹ › In Spain, the Council of Ministers gave the green light on Tuesday to the regularization of roughly half a million undocumented immigrants. However, Sahrawis are notably excluded from this measure, as they are deemed «stateless». This omission has sparked criticism from Deputy Teslem Andala Ubbi (Tesh Sidi), a member of the far-left coalition Sumar. She argues that this is a «political decision» aimed «against the Sahrawi people». According to her, Sahrawis in Spain endure particularly lengthy administrative processes. The parliamentarian highlights, in posts on the X platform, that applications for stateless status recognition can drag on for up to three years. During this time, those affected face severe hardship: «They cannot work, they lack access to fundamental rights, and they remain in the dark about the status of their applications,» she laments. The deputy stresses that this prolonged waiting period effectively denies applicants their basic rights. This criticism follows an article published Tuesday by an Iberian media outlet, which censures Pedro Sánchez's government for excluding Sahrawis from this regularization initiative. Meanwhile, the Coordination of Associations Supporting the Polisario in Spain (CEAS) has denounced the exclusion of Sahrawis from the extraordinary regularization campaign. It is worth noting that the Polisario representation has remained silent on this matter. The Front appears unenthusiastic about Spanish parliamentary efforts to grant nationality to Sahrawis. Paradoxically, several high-ranking officials of the movement, along with their children, hold Spanish nationality, including Brahim Ghali.
