The Spanish government implemented the amnesty for illegal immigrants without a direct parliamentary vote.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowJul 30, 2026
The immigrant amnesty was enacted by royal decree, and multiple sources state it bypassed parliament, so the claim holds. The 2024 Catalan separatist amnesty law did pass parliament, but it is a different measure from the one the post describes.
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… But it's, as you said earlier this year, Spain passed this huge amnesty for hundreds of thousands of people who'd illegally migrated there. As usual, when lawmakers push this through, although I should say I shouldn't say lawmakers, because I believe the government found a way to do this without even having a direct parliamentary vote, and then once they passed it, oh, it turned out the number of people eligible was going to be two or three or more times higher than they originally promised. …
The Charlie Kirk Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. DW reports the amnesty was enacted via royal decree and not through parliament, in contrast to other European governments.[2]
Supports. Euronews reports the measure was fast-tracked via a decree amending immigration laws, which let Sánchez's government bypass parliament, where the government lacks a majority.[3]
Supports. AP reports the government completed the migrant amnesty by decree, allowing it to circumvent parliament, where a previous attempt had stalled.[4]
Supports. America Magazine reports the amnesty was issued as a royal decree, similar to an executive order, rather than as a parliamentary bill.[5]
Context. Reuters reports the separate Catalan separatist amnesty law was approved by Spain's parliament in 2024; that law is not the immigrant amnesty at issue.[1]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 not rated
- 1EU's top court upholds Spain's amnesty law for Catalan ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Spain finalizes amnesty plan for undocumented migrantsdw.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Spain finalises amnesty measures to give legal status to up ...euronews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Spain Finalizes Amnesty Measure for up to Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrantsusnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5The church in Spain wins an immigration victory after 'royal decree ...americamagazine.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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Related claims
- Spain passed an amnesty for hundreds of thousands of people who had illegally migrated there earlier this year.True
- Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has legalized at least one million illegal immigrants in the country.Mixed
- The number of people eligible for the Spanish amnesty was two or three times higher than the government originally promised.Mixed
- Spanish intelligence informed the Spanish government that significant migrant movement was expected in mid-July 2026.Mixed