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Around 60,000 migrants cross into Spain’s Ceuta exclave from Morocco

Cover image: Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. © Antonio Sempere, AP

Around 60,000 people poured across the border into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco in recent days, the president of the Spanish territory said Friday. More than 25,000 of them have since voluntarily ​returned ‌to Morocco, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.

Around ​60,000 ​people were estimated to have ​crossed ‌into ⁠Ceuta ‌in the ⁠past few days, ​the leader of ‌the Spanish exclave ‌in ​North Africa, Juan Jesus Vivas, told ​reporters ​on ​Friday – more ​than half of Ceuta's ⁠population.

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