More than 5,300 migrants return to Morocco from Ceuta
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alyaoum24
The Spanish government says more than 5,300 migrants who remained in Ceuta after July’s influx have returned to Morocco within a month. The figure comes as Spanish authorities face pressure to restore calm in the enclave, which is experiencing growing tensions, according to official figures.
More than 5,300 migrants who remained in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, returned to Morocco within a month after the wave of arrivals in July, the Spanish government announced on Sunday. Authorities are continuing identity checks on those still present in the city.
On 30 and 31 July, more than 70,000 migrants had flocked to Ceuta in an unprecedented episode that claimed victims. Most had returned to Morocco in the following hours, but the slow processing of returns is fuelling criticism of the government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Moroccan minors remain stranded in Ceuta.
