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Spain announced it was installing a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) containment barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighbouring Morocco after between 50,000 and 60,000 migrants breached the frontier earlier this week. The death toll climbed to 67, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to…
After up to 60,000 migrants streamed into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, most by Saturday (August 1, 2026) have now left, according to officials. But the scenes have been seized upon by right-wing politicians as showing a weakness in EU border management and raised questions about why Morocco allowed so many migrants…
Migrants walk towards the border with Morocco to leave Spain, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, on July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday (July 31, 2026) that the sudden influx of migrants to the north…
Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in the attempt. The announcement came after local authorities in Ceuta had asked the central government in Madrid for reinforcements to manage a border crisis…