Between 48,000 and 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta on July 30, 2026, creating an immediate humanitarian crisis that prompted Spain to rush military reinforcements and declare a national emergency. By July 31, approximately 48,000 of the arrivals had returned to Morocco within 24 hours, though political tensions between Spain and Morocco persisted.
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Officials in the tiny Spanish coastal territory of Ceuta have asked for a national emergency to be declared after thousands of migrants arrived from Morocco.
The arrivals in Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries, have fueled political tensions.
About 48,000 of the up to 60,000 people who came into Ceuta from Morocco returned within a day. Still, the sudden influx created a crisis for Spain’s pro-immigration government. Nearly three dozen died.
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