Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 31, 2026 CEUTA, Spain — Tensions in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta have intensified following a series of incidents involving Moroccan migrants and Spanish military [...]
by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 20, 2026 CEUTA, Spain — Spain is facing mounting pressure over the security and humanitarian fallout from a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, after authorities [...]
The Spanish city of Ceuta remains overwhelmed following a surge of migrants across the Moroccan border last week, with thousands of migrants collapsing local reception services and hundreds camped on the beach.
The Spanish city of Ceuta remains overwhelmed following a surge of migrants across the Moroccan border last week, with thousands of migrants collapsing local reception services and hundreds camped on the beach. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Hundreds of illegal migrants from Morocco have set up camp on Ceuta’s beach following a border surge into the Spanish city last week, with thousands overall still in the North African exclave. DETAIL: On Monday, it was reported that hundreds of illegal migrants from Morocco had set up camp on the beach of Ceuta, a Spanish city on the coast of North Africa, around eight miles from the Spanish mainland. The report comes as 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the territory after approximately 70,000…Open
Between 50,000 and 60,000 migrants breached the frontier earlier this week. The death toll has climbed to 67.
There is no kumbaya. There is no compromise
Tens of thousands of migrants this week stormed the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla, two remaining exclaves belonging to Spain in North Africa.
Tens of thousands of people have overrun the borders between Spain and Morocco and Melilla and Ceuta this week, with footage of violent riots going viral.
Spain, in recent days, has seen tens of thousands of illegal aliens storm their African exclaves in Ceuta and Melilla from Morocco.
Rachid Sbihi, head of the association that represents Spain’s Civil Guard officers in Ceuta, said that the border had "totally collapsed," and thousands of migrants are pouring into the country.