Ceuta Residents Call for Calm as Spain Rallies over Enclave’s Migrant Crisis
Residents want orderly returns and more security as over 10,000 migrants remain stranded and protests spread across Spain.
- On Wednesday, residents in Ceuta appealed for calm as hundreds of nationwide rallies were planned in solidarity with the North African enclave, where many blame the Spanish government for an unprecedented migration crisis.
- Nearly five weeks after at least 72,000 people crossed from Morocco in a deadly border surge, Ceuta authorities estimate over 10,000 migrants remain stranded, triggering near-daily protests by locals demanding deportations or redistribution.
- The government has increased temporary accommodation capacity to more than 3,400 places from about 500 and deployed over 1,600 police, though local groups say these measures fall short of ensuring citizen and migrant safety.
- Nearly 65,000 signatures back the citizens' initiative 'Por Ceuta,' which calls for security reinforcements; Territorial Policy Minister Angel Victor Torres told RNE the manifesto is "not about defending Ceuta and the Ceutans, it is about attacking the government."
- Political deadlock persists as the opposition Party calls for deporting all remaining migrants; resident Lola warned, "There's a point where this will become a powder keg," while Francisco Garcia Segado of FPAV Ceuta urged demonstrations remain "clean, free, without disrespecting anyone.
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A month after the storming of the border fences in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, the situation is becoming increasingly critical. With thousands of migrants still in the exclave on the North African coast, pressure on the Spanish government is mounting. Tonight, squares in many Spanish cities will fill with people expressing their support for the residents of Ceuta. The demonstration, initially organized to show that support, appears to be turni…
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The Star Kuala LumpurCeuta residents call for calm as Spain rallies over enclave's migrant crisis
CEUTA, Spain, Sept 2 - Residents in Spain's Ceuta appealed for calm on Wednesday as hundreds of rallies were planned nationwide in solidarity with the North African enclave, which is suffering an unprecedented migration crisis that many blame on the central government. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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At the end of July, more than 70,000 migrants entered this autonomous Spanish enclave located on the African continent. Between 5000 and 10,000 people are still present.
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