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Spain's Ceuta navigates aftermath of border surge as most migrants return home

Cover image: Unaccompanied minors who crossed into Spain return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 1, 2026. © Antonio Sempere, AP Photo

Ceuta was returning to normal over the weekend after an unprecedented migrant surge that saw up to 60,000 people enter the tiny Spanish exclave from Morocco in just two days. But with at least 72 migrants dead and most arrivals having already returned to Morocco, residents were still grappling with the humanitarian, political and social fallout.

Ceuta over the weekend no longer looked like a city on edge, but the events of the week were still on everyone’s minds.

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