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Ceuta Seeks National Emergency as Thousands Enter Spanish Territory
Spain is sending 200 police officers and 60 troops to reinforce Ceuta after local leaders said the enclave’s border had collapsed.
- On Thursday, July 30, 2026, Ceuta leader Juan Jesus Vivas declared a humanitarian and security emergency after 1,500 migrants reached the Spanish enclave by swimming from Morocco over the past week.
- Vivas told Cadena SER that facilities for unaccompanied minors are operating at 2,400% of capacity, leaving hundreds of migrants sleeping outdoors as reception systems remain overwhelmed.
- The Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that migrants intercepted at sea cannot be summarily returned, complicating enforcement; Vivas noted 60 bodies were recovered at sea in recent months.
- Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska will travel to Ceuta on Friday to coordinate assistance, while Vivas called for a "decisive, forceful, immediate and coordinated" response under a single command structure.
- Arrivals currently average about 300 people daily, raising fears of a crisis comparable to May 2021 when 10,000 people entered in days; Moroccan security forces are helping curb crossings.
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