Evicted from B9 de Badalona seek shelter under police pressure

The recent eviction of the former B9 de Badalona institute has left dozens of people, mostly African migrants, without a place to live. After two nights camping in front of the building, those affected face constant police surveillance and a lack of alternatives offered by the authorities.

Usumane, one of the evicted, is torn between trying to break locks to find shelter or seeking help from family in France. He says he tried to enter a boarded-up house, but police presence and intervention from neighbours prevented it. So far, neither the City Council nor other organisations have offered him a place in a shelter, and social services have not given him an appointment since the eviction.

The Asociación de Vecinos del Remei confirms that several expelled people have tried to force entry into other buildings. According to local sources, about ten people have managed to discreetly occupy a property, where they spend the nights in secret to avoid further evictions.

In the area of the Fábrica de Cartón de Sant Adrià de Besòs, the police maintain a permanent patrol to prevent occupations. Mamadou, another affected person, says that attempts to open doors near B9 have failed and that they continue to look for places to take shelter.

While most remain near the former institute, some have moved to the Litoral de Sant Adrià beach or a nearby car park. Demba, also evicted, has chosen to sleep alone in the La Pau neighbourhood, lamenting that he has lost all his money and is facing sleeping on the street for the first time.

Many of the evicted still have some of their belongings and documents inside B9, but police surveillance prevents them from retrieving them. Usumane reports that he cannot access his room to get his passport and other important papers.