Moroccan families travel to Ceuta border in search of missing loved ones

Families watch as migrants return after crossing the border into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, at the Bab Ceuta border post near the town of Fnideq, Morocco on August 2, 2026. © Abdel Majid Bziouat, AFP

CEUTA, Spain – CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan families are searching for loved ones who left last month for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a large wave of migration. Many of them are camping outside the Tarajal border post on the Moroccan side in hopes of obtaining information. Spain has set up a special office for missing persons.

More than two weeks after a wave of migrants arrived in Ceuta, Spain, from Morocco, families met by FRANCE 24 Tuesday were still waiting for news of their loved ones. Parents and siblings had travelled to hospitals, police stations and the border in search of information.