Spanish police clear migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of royal visit
Police moved about 3,000 migrants from the camp as authorities cited unsafe conditions and limited reception space.
- On Sunday, Spanish riot police launched Operation Trampolín, clearing the migrant settlement on Trampolín beach in Ceuta and relocating approximately 3,000 people by bus to temporary reception centres.
- Authorities initiated the clearance to address health risks and contaminated waters before the October 15 eviction deadline, coinciding with King Felipe and Queen Letizia's scheduled visit to Ceuta on October 13.
- Supported by BMR armoured vehicles, more than 350 officers secured the area by sealing access points to prevent escapes or clashes, while interpreters assisted migrants during the relocation process.
- Individuals are being transferred in this initial phase to the Tarajal CATE reception centre, though police warned operations may pause if facility capacity is reached, while some migrants may choose to return to their home countries.
- Following the July arrival of more than 72,000 people from Morocco, the operation addresses the at least 10,000 migrants remaining in Ceuta, an enclave of 80,000 people straining under sustained population pressure.
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Two months ago, more than 70,000 refugees crossed the border between Morocco and Spain at the exclave of Ceuta. Most of them have returned, but a camp has sprung up on the small beach of El Trampolín, where up to 4,500 people have built shelters from whatever was at hand. The Spanish police are now clearing the camp with heavy equipment. The government wants to show that it is managing the crisis, since the wild crossing of the border was one of…
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Just over a week before the planned visit of the Spanish royal couple, police in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta, backed by the army, have completed the dismantling of a migrant camp. All of the approximately 3,000 migrants who had been living in makeshift shacks on Trampoline Beach since late July have been removed, local newspaper El Faro reported.
The police reach through a migrant camp in Ceuta and put Moroccans in front of the choice: either they go back voluntarily – or they have to register.
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