Morocco
Frontex Reports Sharp Drop in Irregular Migration from Morocco to EU
Irregular migration flows from Morocco to Europe have decreased in recent months. This is indicated by data from the European Border Agency, Frontex.
Topic
Illegal immigration
Spain
Spanish Police Rescue Six Moroccan Hostages in Ceuta Human Trafficking Bust
The national police of Ceuta arrested on Tuesday a man who had kidnapped and held five Moroccan migrants and a woman of the same nationality hostage in a house in a neighborhood on the outskirts of the autonomous city. He was remanded in custody.
Spain
Moroccan Migrant Rescued from Hypothermia in Ceuta Waters
The maritime service agents of Ceuta rescued at sea a 25-year-old Moroccan migrant who crossed the strait with a float from Morocco. He showed signs of hypothermia.
Spain
Morocco's Crackdown Slashes Migrant Arrivals to Malaga Coast
The migratory flow to Malaga has dropped considerably in recent years, from 5,630 in 2018 to 231 in 2021 and barely 69 this year.
Spain
Spanish Court Blocks Extradition of Alleged Migrant Trafficker to Morocco
The Spanish National Court has refused to extradite a Moroccan arrested in Granada in February by the Civil Guard as the alleged author of migrant trafficking.
Spain
Spain Appoints Top Migration Official as Interior Advisor to Morocco Embassy
The Commissioner General for Foreigners, Juan Enrique Taborda, has just been appointed Interior Advisor at the Spanish Embassy in Rabat.
Belgium
Brussels Crisis: Dozens of Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors Left Homeless After Shelter Closure
About fifty unaccompanied minors, many of them Moroccans, are left to their own devices on the streets of Brussels, due to lack of care. Advocacy associations are alerting and calling for urgent and lasting measures.
Spain
Spain to Relocate 400 Unaccompanied Migrant Minors from Canary Islands and Ceuta
The Canary Islands and Ceuta are overwhelmed by the unaccompanied minors arriving from Morocco. Together with the government, they have agreed to transfer 400 minors to the peninsula this year, where 374 others are still staying in children’s centers.
Spain
Ceuta Allocates €5.5 Million for Care of Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors
The authorities of Ceuta decided on Monday to allocate 5.5 million euros to care for the 302 Moroccan minors who arrived in the city in May 2021 and who are still staying in the minors’ centers.
Spain
Spanish Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Moroccan Migrant Trafficking Ring
The High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) has confirmed the conviction of three Moroccans (two men and a woman) to eight years in prison for trafficking migrants to Melilla.
Morocco
Tragedy at Sea: Eight Migrant Bodies Wash Ashore in Southern Morocco
The lifeless bodies of eight migrants have been found by local authorities on the coast of Tarfaya, in southern Morocco.
Spain
Senate Blocks Inquiry into PM Sanchez's Role in Deadly Melilla Border Incident
The Senate Bureau has rejected the request of Senator Compromís, Carles Mulet, for the appearance of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to explain the tragedy that occurred at the end of June in Melilla.