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2,000-3,000 Migrants Flood Ceuta, Minister to Arrive

7/31/2026

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Mayor Juan Jesús Vivas said hundreds of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, prompting a call for government intervention.
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska is expected to visit Ceuta on Friday.
Spanish media estimated 2,000-3,000 migrants entered after footage showed them swimming with rings and breaching a fence gate.
Vivas said reception centres for minors are at several times capacity and 60 bodies have been recovered at sea, creating an emergency.

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Mayor Juan Jesús Vivas said hundreds of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, prompting a call for government intervention.
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska is expected to visit Ceuta on Friday.
Spanish media estimated 2,000-3,000 migrants entered after footage showed them swimming with rings and breaching a fence gate.
Vivas said reception centres for minors are at several times capacity and 60 bodies have been recovered at sea, creating an emergency.