Boys in their twenties, stranded in this old military facility - renamed by the central government as the Alcalá de Henares Reception, Emergency and Referral Center. "We want to get out of here and be able to study Spanish to earn a living, " says a young man from Ghana in English.

"I've been wearing the same pants for 17 days, but some have been wore the same clothes for months," they complain while pointing out their own clothing. In addition to dirt and problems with access to personal hygiene, they complain about the lack of medical care.