{"id":35181,"date":"2026-06-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pluriel.fuce.eu\/article\/two-seas-one-course-sjm-southern-border-report-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:15:53","slug":"two-seas-one-course-sjm-southern-border-report-2026","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/pluriel.fuce.eu\/en\/article\/two-seas-one-course-sjm-southern-border-report-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Seas, One Course: The 2026 Jesuit Migrant Service Report on Spain\u2019s Southern Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual report of the <strong>Jesuit Migrant Service<\/strong> (SJM), the social apostolate body of the Society of Jesus in Spain, written by <a href=\"https:\/\/pluriel.fuce.eu\/chercheur\/buades-pep\/?lang=en\"><strong>Josep (Pep) Buades Fuster<\/strong><\/a>, examines the migratory dynamics of Spain\u2019s &#8220;southern border&#8221;: the Atlantic route, towards the Canary Islands, and the western Mediterranean route.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Spain recorded 36,775 irregular entries, one of the lowest figures since the reactivation of the Atlantic route in 2020. The report highlights the influence of weather conditions on the routes, the tightening of controls along the Atlantic coast (Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia), the sharp rise in departures from the Algerian coast, and the emergence of Ceuta as the main entry point into Spain. The main nationalities vary by route: Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Morocco and Gambia on the Atlantic route; Algeria, Morocco, Somalia, Mali and Guinea in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>Around three verbs, to accompany, to serve and to defend, the SJM pursues an ecclesial vocation: strategic litigation (protecting migrant children from online hate speech, challenging summary pushbacks in Ceuta and from the Chafarinas Islands) and the coordination of the Atlantic Ecclesial Network of Hospitality, which brings together the Catholic Church\u2019s presence along the migratory route.<\/p>\n<p>Since the migrants largely come from Muslim-majority countries, this report sheds light on the concrete context of the encounter between Christians and Muslims in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Open-access report (PDF): <a href=\"https:\/\/sjme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dos-mares-un-rumbo_Informe-SJM-Frontera-Sur-2026.pdf\"><strong>Dos mares, un rumbo. 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