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Around 25,000 migrants returned to Morocco after mass border crossing into Ceuta
Spain said most of the 50,000 people who crossed from Morocco had returned, as at least 41 migrants died in the chaotic rush.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Ceuta after about 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco since Thursday, equivalent to 70% of the city's population. Sánchez condemned the breach as "a violation of Spain's territorial integrity."
- Officials in Madrid attributed the surge to a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that prevents summary deportation of sea-based arrivals. Sánchez claimed smugglers misinterpreted this decision, causing the mass arrival to spread "like wildfire" through trafficking networks.
- At least 41 migrants died attempting the crossing, with some drowning and others killed in a stampede at Tarajal beach. Civil Guard representative Rachid Sbihi described the situation as a "serious humanitarian crisis," noting thousands including unaccompanied children were left sleeping in parks.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen demanded smuggling networks be dismantled, while Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni threatened to suspend Schengen agreements. Spanish politician Isabel Díaz Ayuso accused the government of allowing Spain to be "invaded."
- Migrants also attempted to breach Melilla, Spain's other North African enclave, where clashes with police erupted. Officials estimate that roughly 25,000 of the arrivals in Ceuta have already returned to Morocco as repatriation efforts continue.
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