Spain closes Europe's largest-ever migrant amnesty with millions scrambling to file paperwork

The Local Spain—Spain's mass migrant regularization program — the largest in European history — ended Tuesday amid a final scramble as hundreds of thousands rushed to submit paperwork before the deadline. The leftist government pushed ahead with the initiative despite a broader European trend toward immigration crackdowns. The program covers irregular migrants who can demonstrate a period of residence and ties to Spain, offering them a path to legal status. Critics on the right condemned the move, while supporters argued it brings undocumented workers into the formal economy.

• The Local Spain — The regularization defied a growing European crackdown on irregular immigration.
• The Telegraph — Spain announces the largest migrant amnesty in European history, covering hundreds of thousands
• Drudge Report — Spain launches the largest migrant amnesty program in European history
• France 24 — Thousands queued at government offices in final hours as the application window closed.