Rumors swirled that Morocco, perhaps spurred by Israel and the United States, organized a recent border disaster. That unproven speculation, experts said, was exacerbated by the region’s complicated history.
The Italian government has criticized Spain's decision to impose border checks on people arriving from Italy, after Italy temporarily suspended free movement with Spain in response to the Ceuta migrant crisis.
The European Union’s internal crisis over border controls has intensified, with Spain responding to Italy’s decision to suspend its free movement agreement with the country with new border checks on Italians. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Italian government has criticized Spain’s decision to impose border checks on people arriving from Italy, after Italy temporarily suspended free movement with Spain in response to the Ceuta migrant crisis . DETAIL: After Italy’s temporarily suspended its Schengen Area agreement with the country, Spain checked 199 travelers on 12 flights arriving from Italy at six major airports. The Schengen Area is an open borders zone comprised of 29 European countries, the overwhelming majority of which are…Open
On Thursday, tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbors Morocco. By Friday evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.
The crossing of 50,000 people to Spanish territory this week has created a crisis for the Spanish government, much as the 2015 migration crisis did for Europe’s leaders. The context is different.
‘profoundly wrong and encourages human trafficking’
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.
Labour government minister and convicted fraudster Louise Haigh, a key ally of new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has refused to accept that a surge of tens of thousands of illegal migrants into Spain is an "invasion."
British First Secretary of State and convicted fraudster Louise Haigh, a key ally of new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has refused to accept that a surge of tens of thousands of illegal migrants into Spain is an “invasion.” PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A British government minister and key ally to Prime Minister Andy Burnham does not regard the surge in illegal migrants across the Spanish border in recent days as an “invasion.” DETAIL: Convicted fraudster Louise Haigh, Burnham’s First Secretary of State and de facto Deputy Prime Minister, rejected the characterization of approximately 60,000 illegal migrants breaching the Spanish border as an “invasion.” Haigh played a significant role in Burnham’s return to…Open
Migrants cross from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta, June 20, 2026 Published July 31 , 2026 Spain has deployed military forces to its North African enclave of Ceuta after one of the largest illegal [...]
Data from federal agencies shows that 1.6 million immigrants from several countries arrived between 2023 and 2024 alone