The Spanish government's delegate in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez, stated that the central government cannot confirm the overall figures released by the organization Caminando Fronteras regarding mortality on the migration route from North Africa to the Balearic Islands, although he affirmed that he "respects" them. In any case, he did confirm the deaths of 63 people on this route during 2025.

The report Abandonment and institutional violence towards migrantsThe report, prepared by the Novact Institute and Irídia-Center for the Defense of Human Rights, reveals that the violation of the rights of migrants arriving in the Balearic Islands is systematic. It also highlights the changes that have occurred on the Algerian route to the Islands: while in 2023, 70% of migrants were of Maghrebi origin, by 2025 this proportion had reversed, with 70% of migrants now representing a variety of nationalities. The organizations emphasize the increase in people from Somalia, a country with a 98% asylum recognition rate, a right that is also not being respected in the Islands. Furthermore, the document underscores a well-known fact: the Algerian route is extremely dangerous. In 2024, 517 deaths or disappearances were recorded, and in 2025, 21 bodies washed ashore on the Islands.

Helena Maleno, founder of Caminando Fronteras and migration expert, has warned that the migratory route between Algeria and the Balearic Islands continues to be "invisible and denied" despite being the busiest during the summer months and one of the most dangerous in the Mediterranean, due to the distances migrants must travel to reach their destination. "The number of deaths has doubled compared to last year," she said. This year, nearly a thousand people have lost their lives. Maleno is currently participating in a course taught by the UIB (United Nations Institute of Statistics and Census) on the care of migrants who arrive on the coasts of the Archipelago by boat. The expert criticized the use of migrant children "as political marketing," a behavior that only serves to "fuel the discourse of the far right." Regarding the government's opposition to accepting more migrant children, Maleno called for solidarity. "We must show solidarity with the Canary Islands, because the Balearic Islands could end up in the same situation, and then it would be the rest of the regions that would have to do the same," he said.