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GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain is launching a new migration policy in the Canary Islands, opening camps for undocumented migrants in a sign that it expects a significant influx of new arrivals, while it largely refuses to transfer them to the mainland.
A migrant lies in a tent in the Canarias 50 Camp, after being transferred from hotels on the south of the island, in Gran Canaria, Spain January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
After a huge jump in arrivals from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa last year sparked tensions in the archipelago, authorities have started to move some migrants to tents in two camps on Gran Canaria.