Explained: Why Morocco is accused of allowing migrants into Spain’s Ceuta
A group of migrants make their way back to Morocco from the short-stay centre CETI towards the border post, escorted by Spanish infantry soldiers, in the Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta, on August 2, 2026.
At least 72 people died during the mass influx in recent days of migrants into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, when tens of thousands of people mostly swam around the border post from Morocco, local officials said today.
Another crucial issue is that Morocco does not recognise Ceuta and Spain’s other north African enclave, Melilla, as Spanish territory and has claimed sovereignty over them since its independence in 1956.
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