Spain migrant surge and travel warnings
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Right-wing protest over Ceuta migrant crisis draws tens of thousands
Abascal said Ceuta remained 'invaded because Sanchez continues to be Morocco's servant'.
Sanchez said Moroccan border control failed to adequately handle the incident and that an investigation was under way.
A right-wing protest over the Ceuta migrant crisis was held in Madrid on a Saturday.
Humanitarian crisis in Ceuta as thousands stranded
The Spanish government has said the aim is to return to Morocco those who do not have legal status to remain in Spain.
Ceuta is usually home to about 84,000 people.
Anis Fadi, a 21-year-old university graduate and qualified accountant, has been sleeping in a makeshift shelter for more than a month.
Migrants stranded in Ceuta survival report
The surge of migrants created a humanitarian crisis in Ceuta.
Authorities estimate that at least 10,000 people remain in the enclave of Ceuta.
The surge of migrants overwhelmed local resources in Ceuta.
Police begin operation to move migrants from Ceuta beaches
The operation began at approximately 07:00 local time on Friday.
Efe reported that the situation was brought under control quickly and the operation continued.
Government documents show Spanish intelligence services warned of social media calls for a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta the day before the events happened.
Police clear migrants with batons during camp transfer in Ceuta
The new location where some migrants are being settled in tents near the port has showers and beds, according to AFP.
NGOs say thousands of migrants remain unhoused and have been sleeping rough in camps.
Ceuta has an official population of 80,000 residents.
Fire destroys migrant shelters in Ceuta
Hundreds of people fled a massive fire in Ceuta, Spain.
Authorities are investigating whether the fire was deliberately set.
The fire destroyed dozens of migrant shelters.
Spanish intelligence warned of mass crossings into Ceuta before border crisis
Scores of migrants died, most by drowning, while trying to reach EU territory during the Ceuta border crisis.
More than 72,000 individuals crossed from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta on July 30 and 31.
The European Union announced it would grant Spain around €115 million in emergency financial aid to bolster external borders.
Spanish PM insists no prior warnings before Ceuta crisis
Morocco has denied orchestrating or being involved in the mass crossing.
A police report commissioned by a High Court judge said Moroccan security forces made no serious attempt to stop the influx and quoted migrants saying Moroccan gendarmes provided guidance.
Tens of thousands of people joined protests across Spain backed by opposition parties.
“originated in Morocco, was consented to by Morocco and there are indications that Morocco co-ordinated it and the government knew because it had been warned about it”
More than 80 migrants feared dead off Canary Islands
More than 80 people are feared to have died in a boat adrift in the Atlantic Ocean for 27 days.
Spanish Maritime Rescue teams found 44 survivors and five dead bodies on a vessel located 65 nautical miles southwest of Gran Canaria on Wednesday.
Helena Maleno Garzón said 83 people had lost their lives.
Spain's PM says no evidence Morocco planned Ceuta border rush
Moroccan authorities denied any permissiveness and blamed the misinterpretation of a Spanish court ruling and a social media campaign for the mass crossing.
About 5,000 people, including 1,200 children, remained in Ceuta weeks after the crossing.
Sanchez said Spanish authorities had not yet determined whether this was due to inaction or an inability to contain the influx.
Spain's Sanchez accuses Russia and Israel of disinformation on Ceuta crisis
Sanchez said Russia and Israel used the crisis to criticise the Spanish government because of disagreements over the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Sanchez said the disinformation was linked to Russia, Israel, and an ultra-right international that uses migration to attack Spain and Europe.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez accused Israel and Russia of spreading and amplifying disinformation related to the mass influx of migrants to Ceuta.
Spain asks EU for help to process 5,000 Ceuta migrants amid local unrest
Spanish authorities must identify those remaining in Ceuta to establish whether they are entitled to international protection or begin procedures for their return.
Human rights groups reported higher death figures than the official numbers.
Spain asked Frontex for help to process approximately 5,000 migrants in Ceuta who crossed into the territory one month ago.
Anti-migrant protesters burn tents in Ceuta and block Red Cross aid
Protesters in Ceuta blocked a Red Cross convoy carrying food and water.
Protesters demanded that recent migrants be deported.
Police were deployed in Ceuta during the protests.
Violence breaks out in Ceuta as migrant crisis continues
Spain's Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said he roundly rejected Morocco's comments claiming the territories.
Defence Minister Margarita Robles apologised to people in Ceuta who felt abandoned or not sufficiently cared for.
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said rhetoric contributing to the stigmatisation of immigrants feeds social division.
“We have heard during these weeks rhetoric and comments that contribute to the stigmatisation of immigrants and which feed social division at a moment when what we need is responsibility and statesmanship.”
Spain requests emergency EU funding over Ceuta migrants
Between 3,500 and 7,000 people remain in Ceuta, representing between five percent and 10 percent of those who crossed.
Human rights groups reported higher death figures than the official count.
Ceuta and Melilla hold the EU's only land borders with Africa.
Migrant Boat Lands on Spanish Beach
Footage shared on social media showed dozens of migrants arriving by boat at Cala Del Barco beach on the southeastern coast of Spain.
Spanish authorities reported that the Civil Guard located 62 individuals who were aboard the boat.
Spain plans transfer of 500 migrant children from Ceuta to mainland
Youth and Children Minister Sira Rego rejected talk of deporting the children, calling it outrageous.
Ceuta's mayor-president Juan Jesus Vivas said at least 100 people died during the crossing from Morocco.
More than 70,000 migrants entered Ceuta in the recent influx.
“Not one euro from the Spaniards for MENAs, for illegals, for invaders, for human trafficking mafias, for Morocco.”
Spain announces immediate border controls with Italy in migration dispute
Passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other countries arriving from Italy.
Spain's government announced on Friday, August 7, 2026, that it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy starting at midnight on Saturday until September 7.
Spain said the measures would apply while Italy applied its own measures, which Spain said were motivated by a mass migration rush of 72,000 people on Spain's African enclave of Ceuta on July 30.
Runaway online rumors spark migrant rush to Spanish enclave of Ceuta
An Instagram account called Haraga Ceuta posted a video claiming the border would be open.
Morocco's Interior Ministry blamed the migration wave on the exploitation of the digital sphere and the spread of misinformation, and said an investigation had been opened.
A TikTok video mapped the exact route swimmers should follow to reach Ceuta.
“If a large group of people can cross the border under these circumstances, it suggests a broader security issue that has yet to be acknowledged publicly.”
Mass migrant crossings from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta
Under Spanish law, unaccompanied migrant minors are supposed to be granted protection and taken care of by Spanish authorities.
The city's migrant center has a capacity for 600 people and is completely full.
An 8-year-old boy drowned during the crossing while trying to reach Spanish territory with his sister.
Mass migrant rush storms Spanish enclave of Ceuta, killing at least 72
European Parliament member Alvise Pérez faced angry counterprotesters during a rally in Ceuta on Saturday.
An estimated 50,000 to 60,000 migrants poured into Ceuta.
Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain's nationalist Vox party, visited Ceuta on Sunday and called the migrant influx an invasion.
“It pains me deeply that young people are dying at sea. It's not right that, in the year 2026, women with children as young as two months old should be crossing the sea only to die,”
State Department raises travel warning for part of Spain amid migrant surge
The State Department raised its Travel Advisory for Spain's enclave of Ceuta to Level 3: Reconsider Travel.
Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson described the situation as a mass invasion of tens of thousands of illegal migrants.
Sánchez said human trafficking organizations misrepresented a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling involving migrants arriving by sea, triggering the influx.