The maritime service of the Civil Guard intercepted on Thursday a kayak occupied by four candidates for illegal immigration, including a Moroccan couple. Despite the intensity of the morning fog, the rescue was carried out without incident and the suspects were placed in quarantine.
Two young Moroccans, Hussein Mubarak and Muhammad Taniber, aged 17 and 18 respectively, have been missing at sea since last December. They were trying to reach Ceuta by swimming, accompanied by a friend who was able to reach the shore.
The Temporary Stay Center for Immigrants (CETI) in Ceuta , inaugurated in 2004, now has only three immigrant women in its facilities, including one Moroccan. It used to accommodate more than two hundred in the past.
Beyond the statistics of illegal immigration, there are stories like that of Badr, the young Moroccan who disappeared at sea and loved to compete and win track and field races in Ceuta.
Mohamed Ouskir, 26, was luckier than his compatriot Badr. He was rescued by a fishing boat and transferred to the Mdiq hospital. Both were reported missing at sea while trying to swim to Spain from Ceuta . Their families were desperately searching for them.
The idea defended by the spokesman of the far-right party Vox, Carlos Verdejo, to erect a wall on the border to protect Ceuta from a "revolution in Morocco" surprised all the political groups in the local Assembly. After the debates, the motion was rejected.
The borders with Ceuta and Melilla will remain closed at least until February 28. This is the decision made by the Spanish authorities, more than 10 months after their closure.
Two young Moroccans, immigration candidates, tried to swim across Ceuta to reach Spain. Without news of them for a few days, their desperate families are asking for help.
Misfortune for a Moroccan, a candidate for immigration, who found himself exhausted in Ceuta while trying to reach Spain by swimming. He was accompanied by a boy who, he, was able to reach the shore before alerting the maritime security agents. For the moment, the searches have yielded nothing.
Foreign Minister Arancha González-Laya appeared before Congress to present the state of the new relations between Spain and Gibraltar, a model she wishes to extend "to both sides of the strait", Ceuta and Melilla.
The cities of Ceuta and Melilla have been under economic pressure from Morocco for years. Suffocated, they feel abandoned by the Spanish government. According to the local authorities of the two cities, it is time to consider viable solutions.
The Guardia Civil found, on Sunday, January 10, 2021, the body of a young Moroccan migrant on the Chorrillo beach in Ceuta . He was wearing a diving suit.