Among the thousands of Moroccan migrants who arrived en masse in Ceuta at the beginning of last week, the national police counted 920 minors who were distributed in three centers in the autonomous city.
Morocco is seeking the help of Arab countries to deal with the European Union (EU) which, for its part, supports the Spanish government in defending the Spanish territoriality of the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
In reaction to Morocco’s attitude of allowing thousands of migrants to arrive in Ceuta, causing an unprecedented migration crisis, the far-right party Vox has called on the Spanish government to suspend subsidies to Morocco and cancel Operation Marhaba 2021 as well as the granting of entry visas to Europe for all Moroccan citizens.
The massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta against the backdrop of a diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain continues to provoke reactions. Michael Roth, German Minister of State for Europe, has just attacked the Moroccan authorities.
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles considers Morocco’s attitude "unacceptable" for allowing thousands of minors to illegally cross the Spanish borders.
In Ceuta, scenes of police brutality have multiplied since the latest wave of migrants invaded the Spanish enclave. The latest is that of a hunter with a hunting rifle who had opened fire on a group of young Moroccans. He has since been arrested by the police after examining the video.
The Spanish intelligence services (CNI) continue their investigation into the arrival of nearly 10,000 Moroccans in Ceuta. The emergency admission of Brahim Ghali to a hospital in Logroño under a false identity on April 18 remains a source of tension between Morocco and Spain.
Faced with the migrant "invasion" of Ceuta, the president of the Spanish far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal, calls on the European Union to take responsibility for protecting and defending its border with Morocco.
Dozens of unaccompanied Moroccan minor migrants are wandering the streets of the city of Ceuta, waiting to cross the strait to reach Spain. Already 6,500 minors out of the more than 8,000 who arrived by swimming in Ceuta at the beginning of last week have been repatriated to Morocco.
Spain "continues its cooperation with Morocco" in the fight against immigration, assured on Wednesday, Fernando Grande-Marlaska , the Spanish Minister of the Interior, in response to a question from deputies about the diplomatic crisis opened with Morocco, after the massive arrival of Moroccan migrants in Ceuta at the beginning of last week.
Moroccan minors who are still in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta are suffering inhuman treatment. They are victims of racism and all kinds of attacks.
The crew members of the "Passió Per Formentera" located on Monday a young man of Moroccan origin, a candidate for immigration, who arrived by swimming on the coast of Ceuta. He was transferred to the port of Ceuta and handed over to the Civil Guard agents.