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Ceutan mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas says that around 60,000 undocumented migrants have entered the Spanish exclave in North Africa in the last 24 hours, as the death toll rises
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But by Friday afternoon, the Spanish authorities claimed that a vast majority of the migrants have voluntarily returned to Morocco ( 16:41 , 18:20 ), with hundreds more going back by the hour as there was no onwards migration route to mainland Spain or the EU ( 14:02 , 15:04 ).
The influx comes after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish enclave, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco. Ceuta's President Juan Jesús Vivas said the arrivals amounted to around 70% of the city's population - which sits at around 83,600 according to the latest local figures.
In a lengthy post in English, he said: “I am closely monitoring developments in the migration crisis in the Spanish enclave in Africa on an hourly basis. As of Friday evening, more than 48,000 people had voluntarily returned to Morocco, Spanish officials said.
In another sign that it may stop short of full border control for all arrivals from Spain ( 19:19 ), she said “ the measure will be kept in force only for the time necessary, with particular attention to limiting any impact on summer tourist flows. ” She added that “Italy is ready to support every European initiative to assist Spanish institutions as needed to restore full control of the Union’s external borders and to address the ongoing situation with determination.
It is striking to observe the hypocrisy of many EU Member States, as well as EU representatives, who only a few years ago, through their lax approach, allowed illegal migrants to enter EU countries in massive numbers, causing serious crises.
The Spanish foreign minister said such remarks were "improper" for "a partner and friendly country from which we expect European solidarity and not partisan demagoguery". Referring to a previous surge of migrants into Ceuta, Carmen Gonzalez Bermudez said: "In 2021, we saw our police and our military doing something.
What's confirmed
- But by Friday afternoon, the Spanish authorities claimed that a vast majority of the migrants have voluntarily returned to Morocco ( 16:41 , 18:20 ), with hundreds more going back by the hour as there was no onwards…
- As of Friday evening, more than 48,000 people had voluntarily returned to Morocco, Spanish officials said.
- But by Friday afternoon, the Spanish authorities claimed that a vast majority of the migrants have voluntarily returned to Morocco ( 16:41 , 18:20 ), with hundreds more going back by the hour as there was no onwards migr
- The influx comes after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish enclave, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco.
- In a lengthy post in English, he said: “I am closely monitoring developments in the migration crisis in the Spanish enclave in Africa on an hourly basis.
- In another sign that it may stop short of full border control for all arrivals from Spain ( 19:19 ), she said “ the measure will be kept in force only for the time necessary, with particular attention to limiting any imp
What's still developing
- In another sign that it may stop short of full border control for all arrivals from Spain ( 19:19 ), she said “ the measure will be kept in force only for the time necessary, with particular attention to limiting any…
- In a lengthy post in English, he said: “I am closely monitoring developments in the migration crisis in the Spanish enclave in Africa on an hourly basis.
- It is striking to observe the hypocrisy of many EU Member States, as well as EU representatives, who only a few years ago, through their lax approach, allowed illegal migrants to enter EU countries in massive…
- The influx comes after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish enclave, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco.
- Referring to a previous surge of migrants into Ceuta, Carmen Gonzalez Bermudez said: "In 2021, we saw our police and our military doing something.
- Ceuta's President Juan Jesús Vivas said the arrivals amounted to around 70% of the city's population - which sits at around 83,600 according to the latest local figures.
- The Spanish foreign minister said such remarks were "improper" for "a partner and friendly country from which we expect European solidarity and not partisan demagoguery".