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Morocco arrests nearly 300 migrants near Ceuta amid renewed crossing fears

A Moroccan migrant who crossed into Spain is sent back to Morocco by the Spanish army with other migrants from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, 3 August 2026.
A Moroccan migrant who crossed into Spain is sent back to Morocco by the Spanish army with other migrants from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, 3 August 2026. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue - Bernat Armangue

Scores of would-be migrants, most of them from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted in northern Morocco near the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on Saturday, two weeks after tens of thousands of people attempted to enter the territory.

Reporters saw migrants being detained in areas close to the frontier, while Moroccan media outlet Le360 reported that 294 people had been arrested. It said 46 were Moroccan nationals, with the remainder coming from sub-Saharan Africa.

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