Did Spain Ignore Warnings Before the Ceuta Migrant Rush?
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Did Spain Ignore Warnings Before the Ceuta Migrant Rush?
Spanish border workers warned authorities weeks before a mass migrant rush into the North African enclave of Ceuta that arrivals were increasing and could escalate, but unions say the government failed to take timely action. More than 70,000 migrants attempted to enter Ceuta on July 29 and 30, according to Spanish and Moroccan authorities. At […] The post Did Spain Ignore Warnings Before the Ceuta Migrant Rush? appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
The Government of the Nation has closed in band to deny that both the information services of the Police and the Civil Guard and the CNI had warned of what was coming on July 30, when thousands of Moroccans crossed the spur of the Tarajal on the day when their king was celebrating. With more or less critical burden, each of the ministers that has paraded by Ceuta has focused his interventions on two keys: to praise Morocco's collaboration and to…
Illegal influxes of immigrants into Ceuta by land have skyrocketed by 191.1% in 2026 compared to the same period last year. The data, published by the Ministry of the Interior, does not even include the invasion recorded on 30 and 31 July, when tens of thousands of people crossed the border from Morocco. The department led by Fernando Grande-Marlaska has left out of the balance both days on the grounds that the figures require "a specific analys…
Spain ignored warnings before deadly Ceuta migrant rush, unions say – The North Africa Post
Spanish authorities were warned weeks before a mass migrant rush into the occupied city of Ceuta that growing sea arrivals, social media activity and a controversial court ruling could trigger a major escalation, according to border workers’ unions cited by Reuters. More than 70,000 migrants entered or attempted to enter the Spanish enclave within 24 […]
Without taking into account this massive influx, the latest bulletin shows that from January 1st to August 15th there were 191% more people in Ceuta than in the same period last year.
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