Spain announces plans to grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants over three years, taking opposite approach from Trump's border crackdown.

Spain's government has announced it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization

More than half a million foreigners are believed to live in Spain without legal permission. Like in the United States and much of Europe, these immigrants work jobs that few nationals want.

Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people died in the a high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing.

MADRID -- Spain set a new tourism record in 2025 when it welcomed 96.8 million foreign visitors, according to figures released Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute. The number of international visitors increased 3.2% compared to 2024, when there were 94 million tourists.

The permits will apply to those who arrived in Spain before Dec. 31, 2025, and who can prove they have lived in Spain for at least five months. They must also prove they have no criminal record.

Spain's government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization.

The Spanish prime minister says Spain criminally target platform executives, ban social media for children under 16, pursue probes of various platforms, as well as build a European coalition to enforce tougher social media rules.