El Matorral
El Matorral, Puerto del Rosario, 35610 Las Palmas · Las Palmas
Managed by Cruz Roja · ~648 places
Reception camp at the former El Matorral military barracks near Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, opened under the Plan Canarias with 648 places, managed by Cruz Roja. A protest was reported at the site in March 2021. The Ministry of Migration announced its closure at the end of November 2021, with the stated intention that the Interior Ministry would rehabilitate the site as a reduced-size detention centre (CIE) and a temporary attention centre (CATE).
Timeline
15 Mar 2021
Protest reported at the camp
A protest by residents was reported at the Fuerteventura camp.
30 Nov 2021
Camp closed
The Ministry of Migration closed the camp at the former military barracks. The stated intention was for the Interior Ministry to rehabilitate the site as a reduced-size detention centre (CIE) and a temporary attention centre (CATE).
Source
elDiario.es Canarias Ahora / Diario de Fuerteventura: cierre de El Matorral · news
Part of Spain’s reception and detention system. Figures are described neutrally from the cited source; coordinates marked “approx.” are town-level estimates. Most Spanish reception capacity is delivered through acción concertada in rented, dispersed apartments with no published addresses, we do not map homes. Any allegation against a named organisation is reported as an ongoing proceeding, not an established fact.