Hundreds of African immigrants protest and shout in small groups. Metal fences more than three meters high with powerful spotlights surround the concrete, gravel and dirt lot.

Men compare their stay in the Alcalaíno barracks with "a prison" or even "worse than a prison" In addition to the uncertainty, their greatest fear is facing reprisals - GRANMADRID witnessed how a worker tried to prevent immigrants from speaking to the press in public, stating that it was "prohibited"