This eviction, expected in the coming weeks, will focus on three shantytown nuclei located in front of the old freight station, which is currently being demolished by Adif to make way for the new railway 'hub'. The affected individuals received a notification from the council just over a week ago, giving them 48 hours to voluntarily leave the settlement due to safety and health concerns.

This operation follows a similar eviction that took place on March 25, about 300 meters away, at the shantytowns of the Treball Digne bridge, where 126 people were expelled. The main argument was a small fire that posed a risk to residents' safety. Since last October, the municipal administration has dismantled other settlements in the area, including those located between Felip II and Huelva streets, and under the Calatrava bridge, also following fires.

Among the affected residents are individuals like Alí, a young Moroccan who has lived in these settlements and laments the difficulty of regularizing his employment status. He and his companions have subsisted by renting accounts on food delivery apps, working as unofficial 'riders'. Another resident, Flavio, who arrived from Romania 16 years ago, expresses his concern about the lack of alternatives.

The Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya (Catalan Ombudsman) has launched an ex officio investigation into the evictions around the future Sagrera station. The office, led by Esther Giménez Salinas, has requested a report from the Barcelona City Council on the reasons, incidents, affected individuals, social services actions, and resources offered. Additionally, the municipal group Barcelona en Comú has submitted questions to the government regarding the operation.

In total, nearly 400 homeless people have been expelled from their sleeping places in Barcelona in just over half a year, combining the evictions from Sagrera, the Zona Franca, and Joan Miró Park. It is estimated that approximately 2,000 people currently spend the night in public spaces in the Catalan capital.