The far-right Vox accuses the Government of being "complicit" in an "invasion" and demands accelerated expulsions of migrants in Ceuta

The far-right Vox has once again used the Ceuta crisis to harden its offensive against immigration. The head of its delegation in the European Parliament, Jorge Buxadé, demanded this Friday that the Public Prosecutor's Office immediately activate expulsion procedures for those who entered the autonomous city irregularly at the end of July.

Buxadé has accused the Public Prosecutor's Office of disassociating itself from deportations while prosecuting Vox leaders for their statements. "How many have already been initiated? How many have already been processed?" he asked in an interview on 'Antena 3', before demanding the urgent transfer of officials from the Peninsula to process the files.

The far-right leader has also directly blamed the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, for the massive entry. He claims that Sánchez knew the risk and "did nothing to prevent it," although he has not provided evidence to support this alleged deliberate inaction. In parallel, Vox has raised the tone on its social networks and presents what happened as an "act of invasion" for which the Executive would be "complicit".

The law dismantles Vox's shortcut

The claim against the Public Prosecutor's Office clashes with the legal distribution of powers. The Public Prosecutor's Office is not the body responsible for initiating the administrative expulsion files that Buxadé demands for adult migrants.

Article 57 of Organic Law 4/2000 allows for an expulsion to be agreed upon for certain infractions, but requires a prior file, a reasoned resolution, and an assessment based on the principle of proportionality. Mere irregular stay does not allow for a collective or automatic deportation.

Article 218 of the Immigration Regulations attributes the opening of these procedures to the Government Delegation or Subdelegation, the Immigration offices, and various National Police officials. Affected persons have the right to make allegations, receive legal assistance, and have an interpreter.

The situation of minors follows a different course. Article 35 of the Immigration Law obliges to study the best interest of each child before deciding their return. Repatriation requires verifying that it can occur with their family or with adequate protection services in the country of origin. The Public Prosecutor's Office intervenes as a guarantor of these rights, but it also does not order a general return.

Buxadé has demanded "individualized" procedures, a requirement that implies identifying each person, studying their circumstances, and resolving separately. This work requires time and resources, precisely the officials he now asks to transfer from the Peninsula.

The accusation that the Government "does nothing" also ignores the deployment carried out in recent weeks. The Executive has reinforced police and military personnel, enabled 1,800 temporary places, allocated 6.5 million euros to humanitarian aid, and entrusted Ángel Víctor Torres with the coordination of the five ministries involved.

The officials Buxadé wants to send to Ceuta will be able to speed up the processing, but they will have to apply the same guarantees that Vox presents as a delay. Each expulsion must be justified, and each minor must be heard before any return.