Migrants wait to disembark from Spanish Salvamento Maritimo (Sea Search and Rescue agency) Guardamar Caliope vessel after 2 "cayuco" boats with around 327 persons onboard where rescued, at La Restinga port on the Canary island of El Hierro, early on September 20, 2024. A steep rise in the number of arrivals of migrants in Spain's Canary Islands from Africa has fuelled a fierce debate in the country over how to tackle illegal immigration. Over 22,000 migrants have landed in the Canary Islands so far this year, compared to just under 10,000 during the same time last year. (Photo by Antonio SEMPERE / AFP)