Three African migrants who arrived in Irun on the night bus get into the Red Cross shelter to spend the night. Irun (Basque Country). December 28, 2018. As the number of migrants arriving on the coasts of southern Spain increased, more and more migrants are heading north to the border city of Irun. A group of volunteers has created a host network to serve migrants and inform them about the public services they are entitled to and the ways to cross the border. This group of volunteers is avoiding a serious humanitarian problem Irun, the Basque municipality on the border with Hendaye. (Gari Garaialde / Bostok Photo).