The spokesperson for Junts in Congress, Miriam Nogueras, warned this Tuesday that they will not give “a single vote” to the Government if Catalonia is not excluded from the transfer to the autonomous communities of unaccompanied minor migrants who arrived in Ceuta during last week’s migration crisis.

The Partido Popular multiplied itself yesterday on all fronts to elevate the migration debate in Ceuta to the level of a state crisis. From the coast of Lugo to the border perimeter of the autonomous city, the opposition leadership coordinated its discourse to accuse Pedro Sánchez’s government of violating territorial integrity and to demand a structural shift that returns direct control of its borders to the Spanish institutions, moving the discussion from mere emergency management to a comprehensive questioning of the diplomatic strategy in North Africa.

The Ripoll City Council has hired one of the daughters of the town’s mayor, Sílvia Orriols, as an interim local police officer. Orriols herself announced it in the plenary session on Tuesday afternoon and made it clear that she has not “appointed anyone by hand” and that she has “completely abstained from participating in anything related to the process.” “Just as I cannot benefit her with my position, I also cannot prevent her from fulfilling her dream,” she assured.

The units in charge of border control in Ceuta have recovered from the water the lifeless bodies of at least 12 people in the last 24 hours. There are already 40 foreigners found dead in Ceuta waters in the attempt to swim across from Morocco so far this year.

The trial for the so-called mask case will be ready for judgment this Wednesday, barring any last-minute changes. The three defendants, led by former minister José Luis Ábalos, have given their respective explanations, some more accurate than others. These, along with more than 70 witness and documentary pieces of evidence, will be the entire set of evidence that the seven judges will begin to evaluate from Thursday to reach a verdict of conviction or acquittal. The nature of the court is to try to issue a sentence as quickly as possible to avoid unnecessary speculation, so the decision is already expected to be known before the summer holidays.