<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The Independent and Civil Servants' Trade Union (CSIF) has denounced "the serious situation" in the Immigration Offices and Border Control Posts (PCF) due to "a critical staff shortage."</strong></h4> In a press release, the most representative union in public administrations stated last week that the shortage of professionals is causing "unsustainable delays" in the processing of cases, with "30,000 pending cases in Madrid alone." The inaction of the Administration, which has not responded to the demands raised at the delegated meetings of March 26 and May 8, 2025, "further exacerbates this problem," it added. According to the union, "following the rallies held in Seville, Malaga, Valencia, and Madrid in support of our colleagues with immigration status," CSIF requested the urgent creation of a specific Working Group to address the problems facing this group, a problem that has been "aggravated by the entry into force of the new immigration regulations on May 20," which "represents an unmanageable workload for the current workforce, which lacks sufficient resources." Among its demands, CSIF calls for urgent staff reinforcements to meet growing demand, the implementation of remote work to facilitate management, an economic shock plan to alleviate overload, specialized training and improvements to the Mercurio Platform (a computer system for online immigration procedures that "shows deficiencies"), equitable distribution of productivity throughout the year, a review of salary supplements, and improved internal mobility. Likewise, CSIF insists on the creation of a specific Working Group for Border Control Posts, as requested at the March and May roundtables, to address issues such as the reclassification of Border Control Posts, the fair distribution of productivity, the implementation of remote work, improved working conditions, worker participation in inter-ministerial meetings, and a study for the integration of services into the Border Control Posts. "The inaction of the Administration, which ignores these demands, has led CSIF to announce new rallies in Tenerife (June 19) and Vigo (June 26), as part of a series of protests that will continue in July and September in cities such as Valencia, Seville, Madrid, Almería, and Algeciras," the union announced. "If the situation persists," CSIF "does not rule out adopting additional pressure measures to defend the rights of foreign workers and Border Control Posts," it concluded.
