{"id":148461,"date":"2026-01-06T09:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/sin-categorizar\/2026-starts-with-a-migratory-upturn-that-puts-the-balearic-government-on-alert\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:10:21","slug":"2026-starts-with-a-migratory-upturn-that-puts-the-balearic-government-on-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/2026-starts-with-a-migratory-upturn-that-puts-the-balearic-government-on-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 starts with a migratory upturn that puts the Balearic Government on alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"955\">The <strong>Balearic Government<\/strong> has raised the alarm at the beginning of a new year that <strong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"557\">repeats the pattern of 2025<\/strong> in terms of migration: a <strong data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"647\">sustained arrival of small boats to the coasts of the archipelago<\/strong>, especially in Ibiza and Formentera, where <strong data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"745\">almost half of the landings have been recorded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"955\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/ibiza-and-formentera-will-account-for-almost-half-of-the-immigrants-arriving-by-boat-to-the-balearic-islands-in-2025\/?swcfpc=1\">Ibiza and Formentera will account for almost half of the immigrants arriving by boat to the Balearic Islands in 2025<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"955\">In just a few days, <strong data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"782\">147 people<\/strong> have reached the islands in an irregular manner, which has collapsed the resources of humanitarian care and protection of minors, already saturated at the close of the previous year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1415\">During a balance offered this week, the <strong data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1061\">general director of Immigration of the Govern, Manuel Pav\u00f3n<\/strong>, warned that <strong data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1173\">&#8220;everything points to the fact that 2026 may register a new record of irregular immigration arrivals&#8221;<\/strong>, surpassing even the figures of the previous year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1415\">According to statements reported by El <em data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1292\">Peri\u00f3dico de Ibiza y Formentera<\/em>, Pav\u00f3n was not optimistic about the evolution of the situation and demanded urgent measures from the State.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1568\">&#8220;These are not one-off or conjunctural episodes,<strong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1553\"> but a fully established migratory route between Algeria and the islands,&#8221;<\/strong> Pav\u00f3n warned.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/the-bill-for-the-pateras-how-much-does-it-cost-the-government-to-remove-the-boats\/?swcfpc=1\">The bill for the pateras: how much does it cost the Government to remove the boats?<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1622\">The Pitiusas Islands, hot spot on the Algerian route<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"2030\">The <strong data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1671\">migratory route between Algeria and the Balearic Islands<\/strong> has become an active, stable and increasingly used route. Only in the Pitiusas four boats with 65 people have been intercepted in the first days of the year. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"2030\">These figures, according to the Govern, <strong data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1932\">confirm the structural nature of the phenomenon<\/strong>, which is putting increasing pressure on public services, especially on the smaller islands.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"1010\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/6-3-million-euros-the-annual-bill-of-the-menas-in-ibiza\/?swcfpc=1\">6.3 million euros, the annual bill of the &#8216;menas&#8217; in Ibiza<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"2030\">As La Voz de Ibiza advanced, as a whole, the Balearic Islands received during the whole year <strong data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1640\">397 pateras<\/strong> with <strong data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1666\">7,279 immigrants in 2025<\/strong>, compared to the 5,846 registered in 2024.<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A figure that contrasts with the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2181\">barely 20 entries registered in 2016<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">. <\/span>  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"2030\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">For Pav\u00f3n, the data <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2230\">&#8220;speak for themselves&#8221; and<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> and show the need for a coordinated <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\" data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2322\">coordinated response at the national and international level.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2387\">Government accused of &#8220;inaction&#8221; on migration crisis<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2741\">Despite the fact that border management is not an autonomous competence, the Balearic Government insists on its duty to <strong data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2543\">demand effective measures from the central Executive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2741\">Pav\u00f3n denounced the <strong data-start=\"2563\" data-end=\"2598\">&#8220;inaction&#8221; of the Spanish government<\/strong>, which in his opinion <strong data-start=\"2621\" data-end=\"2688\">&#8220;favors the business of mafias and criminal organizations&#8221;<\/strong>, as he told<em> Peri\u00f3dico de Ibiza<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"3063\">In addition to the humanitarian impact, the Govern warned about the <strong data-start=\"2801\" data-end=\"2873\">economic cost of the removal and treatment of the boats<\/strong>, which is around <strong data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2918\">600 euros per boat<\/strong>. In 2025 alone, <strong data-start=\"2952\" data-end=\"2978\">some 400 boats<\/strong> were counted, with a cost that has fallen, according to the Government, on the regional public coffers. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3286\"><strong data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3131\">&#8220;This expense is borne by all taxpayers,&#8221;<\/strong> said Pav\u00f3n, who urged the President of the Government, the Minister of the Interior and the Government Delegate in the Balearic Islands to act <strong data-start=\"3259\" data-end=\"3285\">&#8220;once and for all&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3286\">Continue reading:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/housing-immigration-and-tourism-mari-marks-ibizas-priorities-in-his-christmas-message\/?swcfpc=1\">Housing, immigration and tourism: Vicent Mar\u00ed sets Ibiza&#8217;s priorities in his Christmas message<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a 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