Spain’s N. Africa enclave returns to normal
CEUTA – Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta in North Africa had left by Saturday, officials said, as some E
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2026-08-032026-08-03By Correspondent
CEUTA – Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta in North Africa had left by Saturday, officials said, as some EU countries bolstered their border controls over the sudden influx. An estimated 60 000 migrants entered Ceuta over just a few days from neighbouring Morocco, the enclave’s regional president Juan Jesus Vivas told reporters, but by Saturday Spain’s interior minister said almost all had left.
“The situation has been almost entirely reversed,” Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters.
Under the watch of Spanish soldiers and police on Saturday morning, the remaining young migrants continued crossing back over the border to Morocco, AFP journalists saw.
Any who lingered too long on the coastal path were immediately ushered back out by the soldiers.
To cross into Ceuta, many swam around a small border barrier that juts out into the Mediterranean.
