Spain, Ceuta and Migrants
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Ceuta, Spanish and migrants
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More than a dozen have died as thousands of migrants entered a small Spanish territory in Northern Africa. Here’s what to know.
Most of those who came to the territory, a Spanish exclave in Africa, have returned across the border to Morocco. At least 67 people died trying to enter, the authorities said.
Around 60,000 migrants have crossed into the Spanish enclave in North Africa over the past day, Ceuta's head of government said.
The crisis in Ceuta, on the African coast, instantly became a touchstone in the global migrant debate as suspicions swirled that the viral incident was orchestrated.
Current estimates are some 60,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave in North Africa on Thursday — and by Friday, that an estimated 48,300 had returned to Morocco. Here's what we know.
Spain’s prime minister faced a barrage of criticism after jetting off to the Canary Islands for a holiday as hundreds of migrants refused to leave the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.