Morocco Explained the Attack by Its Migrants on the Spanish City of Ceuta

Morocco’s Ministry of the Interior cited misinformation on social media and misinterpretation of a Spanish court ruling as the main causes of the surge in migration to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

The ministry explained that false reports about an allegedly open border were circulating on social media, and the Spanish court’s ruling was mistakenly interpreted as a ban on the immediate return of migrants detained at sea. At the same time, Spanish law enforcement agencies and the migrants themselves note that Moroccan border guards may have deliberately refrained from preventing the border crossing or even directed people toward Ceuta.

Experts link this incident to political tensions and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s visit to Algeria. According to Spanish authorities, most of the migrants who arrived have already been returned to Morocco, although about 2,500 people remain in the enclave.

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As a reminder, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reported that most of the migrants who illegally entered the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta have already returned to Morocco. According to her, none of them made it to mainland Spain or other European Union countries.

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