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Around 25,000 migrants returned to Morocco after mass border crossing into Ceuta

Spanish authorities said most of the 48,300 migrants who crossed from Morocco had already returned after the sudden surge overwhelmed border controls.

  • Around 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta starting Thursday, about 70 percent of the city's population, according to Juan Jesús Vivas, head of Ceuta's local government.
  • Approximately 25,000 migrants have returned to Morocco after the mass crossing into Ceuta, reported Spain's Interior Ministry.
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described the migrant influx as an "attack" on Spain's "territorial integrity".
  • Moroccan forces used batons and tear gas to stop more migrants from crossing into Ceuta, trying to control the crowd at the border gates.
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The situation in Ceuta, Spain, is returning to normal after more than 60,000 migrants who swam around the Moroccan border fence into Spain have almost all returned home.

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TRT World broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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