Ceuta Migrant Crisis
Spain, Morocco and the EU face fallout after a surge of migrants into Ceuta.
August 4, 2026 · Updated Aug 4, 8:42pm ET
The GuardianEU chief criticises Spain’s migrant plan after Ceuta crisis meeting
Courthouse NewsEU migration chief praises border crackdown as Ceuta death toll rises
FOX NewsCeuta migrant surge exposes Spain-Morocco tensions as Islamist groups reportedly seek to exploit border crisis
El PaisDesperate to find their missing kids, Moroccan families turn to same social platforms that encouraged exodus to Ceuta
ABC NewsSpanish PM Sanchez fends off blistering criticism within the EU over Ceuta crisis
Washington TimesJavier Bardem shares post linking Israel to Ceuta crisis; Huckabee fires back
Associated PressChildren in a strange land: the plight of the 1,000 minor migrants still in Spain's Ceuta
Epoch TimesCeuta Migrant Crisis Lingers as Morocco Battles Accusations Abroad, Anger at Home
BBC NewsCeuta: EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to migrant crisis
NewsmaxEU Nations Patch Things Up After Ceuta Migration Discord
Hot Air'For the Children!' Ceuta Edition
The American SpectatorSánchez Under Fire Over Ceuta Border Crisis
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What happened
EU interior ministers backed Spain’s response at emergency talks Tuesday after about 72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta between July 30 and 31, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said. Spain said about 70,000 had returned to Morocco, while roughly 1,000 unaccompanied minors remained in Ceuta, straining shelters and child-protection services. EU migration chief Magnus Brunner
Magnus BrunnerAustrian politician, finance minister urged tighter external-border controls, faster returns and action against smuggling networks, while criticizing Spain’s plan to regularize undocumented migrants as “not a good signal” for Europe.
Ceuta Migrant Crisis
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