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Sánchez Deploys Forces to Ceuta After 60,000 Arrivals, 34 Dead

7/31/2026

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rushed to Ceuta on Friday after roughly 60,000 migrants entered from Morocco.
Ceuta authorities reported at least 34 deaths, many by drowning, as crowds crossed Thursday.
Sánchez pledged all state resources for security and vowed rapid expulsions despite a Supreme Court ruling blocking immediate returns.
Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni urged suspending Spain’s Schengen status.
France’s interior minister ordered extra border checks.

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez rushed to Ceuta on Friday after roughly 60,000 migrants entered from Morocco.
Ceuta authorities reported at least 34 deaths, many by drowning, as crowds crossed Thursday.
Sánchez pledged all state resources for security and vowed rapid expulsions despite a Supreme Court ruling blocking immediate returns.
Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni urged suspending Spain’s Schengen status.
France’s interior minister ordered extra border checks.