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Migrant crisis in Ceuta. Photo: EFE
The autonomous city Spanish from Ceutalocated in the North Africa and border with Moroccoface this July 30 a new immigration crisis after hundreds of people They will swim across from Moroccan territory to enter Spain.
Given the increase in arrivals, the Spanish government, headed by Pedro Sánchez, deployed Army units to reinforce the security in the enclave and agreed with Morocco the return of the majority of migrants who They entered in the last hours.
Meanwhile, the authorities of Ceuta They warn that the reception capacity is overwhelmed and request to declare a national emergency, a request that the Spanish Executive, for now, has rejected.
Follow here the minute by minute of the migratory crisis in Ceuta
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Thu 30.07.2026 – 18:47
Feijóo calls for a massive deployment to reinforce the Ceuta border
The leader of Popular Party (PP) of Spain, Alberto Núñez-Feijóoasked the Government for a “massive deployment” of troops to regain control of the border betweene Ceuta and Morocco before the arrival of people to Spanish territory.
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Thu 07/30/2026 – 17:48
Citizens of Ceuta protest the arrival of migrants
city dwellers Spanish autonomous community of Ceuta They took to the streets to demonstrate massive arrival of people from Moroccoin the middle of the migratory crisis that crosses the territory.
🔴🇪🇸The Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta faces a new migration crisis this July 30 after hundreds of people swam across Moroccan territory to enter Spain.
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Thu 30.07.2026 – 16:35
They close the border between Spain and Morocco in Melilla
The border of Beni Enzarthe only step enabled between Spain and Morocco in Melillaremains closed due to the situation registered in the area, according to the Government delegation in the autonomous city.
The authorities asked citizens to avoid traveling to the border perimeter so as not to interfere with the work of the Security Forces and Bodies. Besides, EFE reported that in the area shots were heard after an alleged attempt to enter the race, while Spanish police officers were transporting several groups of people out of the border area.
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Thu 07/30/2026 – 16:34
Morocco uses tear gas and water cannons on the border with Ceuta
The Moroccan authorities deployed riot gear, tear gas and water cannons to disperse the people gathered near the border with Ceuta.
During the day, thousands of people They arrived in the Moroccan town of Castillejos with the intention of crossing Spanish territory, forming a concentration of more than five kilometers that exceeded the capacity of Moroccan police response.
After the intervention of the security forces, hundreds of people They withdrew towards the urban area of Castillejoswhere they remain waiting for new entry attempts in the next few hours.
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Thu 30.07.2026 – 16:31
The Ceuta Assembly criticizes the Government’s response to the migration crisis
The Board of Spokespersons of the Ceuta Assembly questioned the actions of Spanish government in the face of the migration crisis and described the response of the national executive. In a statement, the political groups that make up the Board (PP, PSOE, Vox, Movement for Dignity and Citizenship and Ceuta Now!) They pointed out that the measures adopted so far are “clearly insufficient.”
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Thu 30.07.2026 – 15:45
Pedro Sánchez will travel to Ceuta to supervise the Government’s response
The president ofl Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchezwill travel this Friday, July 31, to Ceuta to see first-hand the situation derived from the massive arrival of migrants from Morocco, according to sources from the Executive informed the agency EFE. During your visit you will tour the Tarajal borderwhere he will meet with representatives of the forces and State security forces.
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