Spain moves to speed up return of migrants stranded in Ceuta
- On Tuesday, Spain's cabinet approved a "single command" for Ceuta led by Territorial Policy Minister Angel Víctor Torres to accelerate migrant returns following the July influx from Morocco.
- More than 70,000 migrants entered the enclave in late July, swimming or crossing on foot from Morocco; most have since returned, but between 3,500 and 7,000 remain in Ceuta.
- Local residents have complained about insecurity and hygiene problems linked to homeless migrants, prompting the government to announce reception centres for 1,800 migrants last week.
- Torres told reporters the command prioritizes "the return and repatriation of the greatest possible number of people, adults and minors," while respecting Spanish law and human rights.
- While facing demands from the conservative Popular Party to return all migrants, Torres warned that those advocating such solutions "out of populism or to scrape together a few votes are mistaken.
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Italian senator urges Britain to work with EU to tackle 'serious migrant crisis' after Ceuta invasion
A senior figure in Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party has urged Britain to work together with the European Union to strengthen its borders following the mass influx of migrants into the Spanish territory of Ceuta last month.Between 5,000 and 8,000 migrants remain in the exclave, more than three weeks after an estimated 72,000 swam across or crossed the border on foot from Morocco.Following the breach, Italy suspended its Schengen agreement…
He warns that the underage immigrants who crossed the border in the July invasion will not return to Morocco because of Moncloa’s lack of measures
Spain speeds up return of migrants from Ceuta to MoroccoSpain has approved measures to return migrants who remained in Ceuta after a massive influx from Morocco. The enclave is home to 3,500-7,000 people.
For almost a month, Pedro Sánchez's government has tried to downplay the magnitude of the Ceuta crisis with two main points: the vast majority of migrants who entered from Morocco had quickly returned, and the city was moving toward "normality." A key figure supported this narrative: Fernando Grande-Marlaska claimed that 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who had crossed the border had already returned. In other words, barely 2,000 had not. Read more
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lrytas.ltThe Spanish government took action on Tuesday to speed up the return of thousands of migrants still in the Spanish territory of Ceuta after a mass influx from Morocco in July.
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