Spain migrant surge and travel warnings

Anis Fadi, a 21-year-old university graduate and qualified accountant, has been sleeping in a makeshift shelter for more than a month.

Ceuta is usually home to about 84,000 people.

The Spanish government has said the aim is to return to Morocco those who do not have legal status to remain in Spain.

72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco to Ceuta over the course of two days in late July.

The surge of migrants created a humanitarian crisis in Ceuta.

The surge of migrants overwhelmed local resources in Ceuta.

NGOs say thousands of migrants remain unhoused and have been sleeping rough in camps.

The new location where some migrants are being settled in tents near the port has showers and beds, according to AFP.

Authorities built new temporary housing inside Ceuta's port to hold 1,700 people.

At least 100 people died during the crossing, according to local authorities.

Ester Muñoz of the conservative People's Party said the government was directly responsible for the invasion of Ceuta and for those who died.

Some residents of Ceuta have destroyed migrant shelters and blocked aid being supplied to migrants.

Hundreds of people fled a massive fire in Ceuta, Spain.

Authorities reported no casualties from the fire.

The fire destroyed dozens of migrant shelters.

Spain's National Intelligence Center issued a warning about calls for migrants to enter Ceuta a day before the incident.

A declassified memo from the National Intelligence Center referenced two social media groups with a total of 180,000 followers.

The European Union announced it would grant Spain around €115 million in emergency financial aid to bolster external borders.

The boat is believed to have departed The Gambia in early August with 127 occupants on board.

The remaining survivors were transported by sea to Gran Canaria and disembarked in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Three survivors were airlifted to hospital in critical condition.

Feijóo told MPs that the crisis originated in Morocco, was consented to by Morocco, and that there are indications Morocco co-ordinated it and the government knew because it had been warned.

Sánchez maintained there was no evidence Morocco was behind the mass crossing.

Sánchez complained of unacceptable statements by two Moroccan ministers about Ceuta and Melilla.

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.

Sanchez ruled out any responsibility on the part of the Moroccan authorities in the sudden influx of migrants.

Disinformation was spread online, including by human trafficking groups, claiming that if someone entered Ceuta by swimming, it was impossible for them to be deported to Morocco.

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.

Authorities say between 5,000 and 8,000 migrants, including unaccompanied children, still in Ceuta are among the 72,000 people who crossed the border from Morocco on July 30.

Grande-Marlaska requested an extra 10 Frontex officers to speed up screening efforts.

Eleven of the twelve arrested migrants were expelled from Ceuta, according to El Pais newspaper citing sources from the city's main court.

José María Figaredo, a member of Congress for Vox, is being investigated for a possible hate crime after saying migrants should be "hunted down, one by one."

Morocco has maintained a longstanding claim to Ceuta and Melilla and has reiterated it in recent weeks.

12 migrants were arrested on suspicion of throwing stones at a military vehicle, breaking its windows and injuring four men inside.

Protesters demanded that recent migrants be deported.

Protesters in Ceuta blocked a Red Cross convoy carrying food and water.

Anti-migrant protesters in Ceuta dismantled and burned migrant shelters.

The European Commission received a formal request for emergency funding from Spain and is assessing it as a priority.

More than 70,000 would-be migrants rushed towards Ceuta at the end of July.

Between 3,500 and 7,000 people remain in Ceuta, representing between five percent and 10 percent of those who crossed.

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.

UNICEF warned that hundreds of children in Ceuta face insecurity and unsanitary conditions.

Sira Rego accused the PP of aligning itself with Vox's racist positions.

Vox party leader Santiago Abascal opposed the plan.

The Italian government said it would only reconsider its decision once it was certain there were no security or terrorism risks, no new migration wave and no irregular migrants heading towards European territory.

Italy said on Friday it would not bow to ultimatums or impositions from Spain and would maintain border controls on arrivals from Spain until at least August 15.

Spain threatened earlier on Friday to impose reciprocal measures on travelers from Italy unless Rome lifted by Sunday the border controls it imposed the prior week, following a mass influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

Ceuta officials said they had warned the Spanish government of a surge in arrivals before the massive crush on Thursday.

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.

An Instagram account called Haraga Ceuta posted a video claiming the border would be open.

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.

Spanish authorities confirmed 72 people died during the crossing, mostly in the water.

Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain's nationalist Vox party, visited Ceuta on Sunday and called the migrant influx an invasion.

Alvise Pérez took shelter inside a nearby bar before police escorted him away.

The mass crossing temporarily increased Ceuta's population of roughly 84,000 by more than half.

Ceuta and the Spanish enclave of Melilla have long been a flashpoint for illegal migration into Europe because both territories sit on the African mainland while remaining part of Spain and the European Union.

Authorities said thousands of migrants have since returned to Morocco.

The State Department raised its Travel Advisory for Spain's enclave of Ceuta to Level 3: Reconsider Travel.