The Moroccan government said on Thursday it had mobilized huge resources to curb illegal immigration after the massive assault of several hundred sub-Saharan Africans at the Melilla border.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, affirmed today to maintain contacts with the Moroccan authorities concerning the situation prevailing in Melilla, where two assaults by sub-Saharan migrants took place on Wednesday and Thursday.
The attempted entry of some 2,500 migrants, mostly of sub-Saharan origin, into Melilla on Wednesday, March 2, is viewed unfavorably by the Spanish authorities. Some political leaders see the passivity of Morocco and the pressure exerted by the Moroccan government.
A 23-year-old Moroccan died on Friday after falling from underneath a truck. He had left the Tarajal (Ceuta) warehouses since December to apply for political asylum.
A young Moroccan migrant was saved at sea at the last minute on Tuesday as he tried to reach Ceuta by swimming.
Salahedine Kaddour, a 25-year-old Moroccan, tried to enter Ceuta by swimming, on February 17, through the Benzú border. His family, without news of him since then, is asking for help to find him.
The Spanish National Police have arrested about fifteen people, including Moroccans, as alleged perpetrators of document forgery offenses.
The judicial police of Casablanca, in coordination with the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), dismantled a network of visa forgery and illegal immigration. In total, five individuals, including a minor, were arrested.
Mohamed Hajjaj, Jamal Benfatih and Jad Atwane are three young Moroccans who arrived in Spain as minors. They recount their story during a conference on the migration of adolescents and children.
A Ceuta investigating judge has ordered the return to Spain of a group of 14 Moroccan minors who had been expelled from the city last August. They were part of the 2,000 Moroccan minor migrants who arrived in Ceuta in May 2021 and were expelled as part of an operation carried out by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
The Spanish police have announced the dismantling of a criminal network, suspected of operating in the clandestine transport of migrants from Morocco to the enclave of Melilla, for up to 4,000 euros.
Youssef Rahmani arrived in Spain on a boat two years ago. Now an adult, and after spending a few months in a migrant center, he remains confident, optimistic and determined to build a better future in his adoptive country.