Keywords: Migration crisis


Spanish Police Dismantle Ceuta’s Last Major Migrant Camp as Authorities Step Up Evacuations

Spanish authorities have moved to clear the last major informal migrant encampment in Ceuta, deploying a large police contingent to El Guano Square early Sunday as efforts continued to relocate migrants who had gathered in the Spanish enclave at the end of July. More than 20 police vans belonging to......

Shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti: 109 migrants dead and over 116 missing

A shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti has resulted in at least 109 deaths, including 15 children, while more than 116 people remain missing. The toll, communicated on Sunday, October 11, 2026, by the United Nations, pertains to a vessel that was carrying approximately 350 people towards Yemen. According......

Feijóo Launches Spain Election Campaign in Ceuta as Migration Takes Center Stage

lberto Núñez Feijóo has chosen Ceuta as the first major stage of his campaign ahead of Spain’s early general election on November 29, placing migration, border security and the future of the North African Spanish enclave at the heart of his political message. The leader of......

Spain Returns 11,000 Migrants From Ceuta To Morocco Amid Camp Clearances

The migration situation in Ceuta has entered a new phase, with Spanish authorities reporting that around 11,000 migrants have returned to Morocco since August 10. The latest operations have accelerated efforts to clear informal settlements and manage the pressure on the Spanish enclave's reception......

Ceuta migration crisis: Spanish judge orders review of Vivas-Sánchez calls

A Spanish National Court judge has ordered the urgent disclosure of telephone records involving Ceuta's president, Juan Jesús Vivas, and Spain's central government in the days preceding the mass arrival of migrants from Morocco at the end of July. Judge María Tardón has......

Sebta migrant camp dismantling puts more than 3,000 people in focus

Spanish authorities have begun dismantling a major informal migrant settlement on El Tarajal beach in Sebta, deploying police and military-supported units in an operation involving thousands of people. The operation began early Sunday morning, with Spanish National Police intervention units supported......

Ceuta Evacuates Migrant Camp on Beach Ahead of Spanish Royal Couple's Visit

Migration pressure continues to weigh on Ceuta, the Spanish enclave located on the North African coast. Spanish authorities carried out the evacuation of a makeshift camp set up on a beach on Sunday, just days before a highly anticipated visit from King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. The operation comes......

From Madrid to Brussels: Ceuta crisis expands beyond Morocco-Spain ties

The migration crisis that erupted around Ceuta in July has transformed the political scope of a border issue traditionally managed through the bilateral relationship between Morocco and Spain. What began as a major challenge for Madrid has increasingly become an EU-wide matter, drawing the attention......

Spain moves to accelerate migrant returns from Ceuta after July crisis

The Spanish government is preparing an exceptional legal measure aimed at speeding up the processing and return of migrants who entered Ceuta during the mass arrivals of July 30 and 31. The proposed decree comes as authorities continue to deal with a large backlog of individual cases following the unprecedented......