Overview
- Spain’s State Attorney asked the Supreme Court on Monday to reject a freeze of the new residency process, calling suspension a grave blow to the public interest.
- The brief argues the permits are administrative and reversible and says applicants already use public services because they were in Spain before 1 January 2026.
- It warns a pause would shut people out before the 30 June window closes and could leave denied asylum seekers irregular and out of work.
- The government seeks to have Hazte Oír’s case dismissed for lack of standing, with separate suspension bids by Vox and the Madrid regional government also on the docket.
- The Supreme Court has set Wednesday hearings to weigh only a temporary halt, as the decree creates two new residency routes and is reported to cover about 500,000 people.