Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta
Spain will send the Armed Forces to Ceuta after more than 1,500 migrants reached the enclave by sea in recent days, officials said.
- On Thursday, officials in Ceuta requested that the Spanish government declare a national emergency and deploy the army to secure the border with Morocco after thousands of migrants crossed into the territory.
- Juan Jesus Vivas, head of the Ceuta regional government, warned of a "humanitarian and social emergency" as arrivals of between 1,500 and 2,000 people over 10 days strained local resources and left nearly a thousand waiting outside the Temporary Migrant Reception Center.
- Describing the situation as "absolute chaos," Rachid Sbihi, head of the Guardia Civil association, reported that crowds overwhelmed police at the breakwater while video footage showed hundreds swimming across from Morocco using flotation aids.
- Following the call for help, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged an "immediate response," noting that Spain is "closely cooperating" with Morocco to manage the crisis and both countries agreed to return those who entered illegally.
- The surge recalls a 2021 flashpoint where more than 8,000 people entered in just two days, illustrating the scale of pressure facing the region. A Spanish Supreme Court ruling earlier this month restricting sea-based migrant pushbacks complicates the legal response.
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According to a TV channel, up to 3,000 young people have arrived in the exclave of Ceuta on Morocco's Mediterranean coast.
Thousands of people crossed from Morocco in the midst of border chaos, while Madrid reinforced surveillance, agreed returns with Rabat and received an offer of assistance from the European Union
Spain will deploy the army to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants entered the small Spanish territory in north Africa.
The assault of thousands and thousands of Moroccans and Algerians in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in Moroccan territory and the border of the European Union, was at the center of the debate at 4 in the evening, on Rete 4. Marco Lisei, an exponent of the Brothers of Italy, who pointed his finger against the model of management of immigration supported by the Spanish and Italian left. "The model of the left, which is the Spanish one, because Pedro S…
The Spanish authorities in Ceuta demanded the help of the army after thousands of migrants, especially from Morocco, crossed the border without permission. Madrid is now sending troops to the exclave.
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