Spain
Ceuta Migration Update: Adult Moroccan Migrants Return Home, Minors Remain
The vast majority of Moroccan adults who participated in the migration wave last May have left Ceuta for Morocco, according to local authorities.
Topic
Illegal immigration
Spain
Ceuta Leader Calls for Stricter Border Controls with Morocco to Manage Migration
The President of Ceuta, Juan Vivas, wants the border with Morocco to be strengthened in order to allow "effective control" of the migratory flow in the city.
Spain
Spain Denies Providing Aid to Morocco for Migration Control
The Spanish government denies that subsidies to Morocco have been planned in the state budget and even approved since the beginning of last year as part of international police cooperation to combat migratory flows.
Spain
Spain Praises Morocco's Role in Halting 1,000 Migrants at Ceuta and Melilla Borders
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, praised the good migration cooperation with Morocco, which has prevented the entry of more than 1,000 migrants into Ceuta and Melilla on Christmas Day. He also wishes for a rapid resumption of relations with the kingdom.
Spain
Hundreds of Moroccan Migrant Children Still in Ceuta a Year After Crisis
Thousands of migrant minors entered Ceuta in May last year, causing an unprecedented migration crisis. Today, there are still more than 370 Moroccan children and adolescents staying in the minors’ centers or wandering the streets of the autonomous city.
Spain
Moroccan Migrants Swim Undetected into Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
Two Moroccans successfully reached Ceuta clandestinely by swimming on Monday.
Morocco
12-Year-Old Arab World's Youngest Author Pens COVID-19 Children's Story
The long period of confinement gave rise to Abir Zaïm’s passion for writing. A hidden talent that was awakened during this difficult ordeal. At 12 years old, she delves into the realities that children have experienced with the spread of Covid-19 in her first book.
Spain
Moroccan Teen Missing for 7 Months After Attempting Swim to Ceuta, Family Pleads for Help
Haytam El Amrani, 19, disappeared at sea while trying to reach Ceuta by swimming seven months ago. Without news of him, his desperate family is launching an SOS to find him.
Spain
Moroccan Families Seeking Asylum Repatriated from Spanish Islands, NGOs Protest
Two Moroccan families who arrived on the Chafarinas Islands on December 31 last, were repatriated to Morocco. The Nador section of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) denounces this "illegal" immediate return.
Spain
Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Fugitive Wanted for Human Trafficking
The Spanish police arrested, this Thursday, a Moroccan fugitive wanted since 2020 by the Moroccan justice, for "the offense of illegal immigration, organization, association with a criminal group".
Spain
Melilla Leader Optimistic for Border Reopening, Renewed Morocco Relations in 2022
The President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, hopes for the reopening of the border and a resumption of relations with Morocco as early as next year.
Spain
Moroccan Authorities Thwart Mass Migration Attempt into Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
The Moroccan authorities prevented, very early this Saturday morning, a massive influx of migrants into Ceuta, following a rumor of border opening circulated by a video posted on social media.