The SAIER helps the same volume of people, despite the pandemic
Inclusion. Despite the plunge in international mobility, the Care Service for Immigrants, Emigrants and Refugees provided assistance for 19,000 people in 2020.
Procedures relating to foreigner status: mission impossible for 63% of people
Foreigner status. A survey by the CMIB shows that 63% of people who need an appointment for procedures relating to foreigner status are unable to get one.
Three hotels and homes in the city to provide shelter for the homeless
Social Services. The three new facilities provide 221 beds between them.
Mourning for the deaths of nearly five hundred people at sea on their way to the Canary Islands
City Council. The City Council joins in with the day of mourning declared by Senegal.
Municipal facility offered to the state to relocate 55 refugees from Moria
City Council. The offer of shelter is particularly aimed at families with children. The fire at the Moria camp has left 12,000 people without shelter or support.
The call for entries for the 12th Barcelona Municipal Immigration Council awards opens
Citizenship Rights. Entries have up to 23 October 2020 to be submitted.
Asylum seekers account for 48% of the 11,114 people helped by the SAIER
Inclusion. The service kept running during the lockdown, handling social and legal emergencies.