Spain and Morocco agree urgent return of latest Ceuta migrants
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Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta is experiencing a humanitarian and security emergency after approximately 1,500 migrants swam across the strait from Morocco over the past week. Ceuta's leader Juan Jesus Vivas called for emergency response as the city faces capacity and resource strain.
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Spain installed a 500-meter floating sea barrier off Ceuta's border with Morocco on August 1 following a mass migrant crossing that killed at least 67 people—some by drowning and others in a stampede. Tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave by land and sea.
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Approximately 40,000–60,000 migrants breached the border between Morocco and Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, on July 30, 2026, resulting in at least 72 deaths by August 2, with most victims drowning in the sea crossing. Morocco's Interior Ministry blamed social media and human traffickers for amplifying the crisis.