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2,000-3,000 Migrants Surge into Ceuta; No Army Plan

7/30/2026

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Spain’s Guardia Civil said migrants broke through the Tarajal breakwater fence into Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday.
State television TVE reported that 2,000 to 3,000 people crossed the border in the surge.
Ceuta leader Juan Jesús Vivas urged an emergency declaration, army deployment and a border closure with Morocco.
The Defence Ministry said it has no immediate plan to send the army to Ceuta.

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Spain’s Guardia Civil said migrants broke through the Tarajal breakwater fence into Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday.
State television TVE reported that 2,000 to 3,000 people crossed the border in the surge.
Ceuta leader Juan Jesús Vivas urged an emergency declaration, army deployment and a border closure with Morocco.
The Defence Ministry said it has no immediate plan to send the army to Ceuta.