Moroccan Teen Stranded in Ceuta as Migration Crisis Continues

Dina’s parents, El Houssin and Ikram, can no longer stand this situation of separation. El Houssin, Dina’s father, deeply affected, has partially lost his sight due to this situation that has raised his blood pressure. The 13-year-old Moroccan, blocked in Ceuta since May 17 where she tried to join the enclave with friends, also wants to return to Morocco to reunite with her family. But for the moment, the local authorities do not accept to hand over the minor to her parents, reports El Faro de Ceuta.

To read: Spain Seeks Guarantees from Morocco Before Repatriating Migrant Children from Ceuta

However, the El Yassini Haidour family, which is one of the 7 Moroccan families who wish the return of their children, has provided the Moroccan authorities with the documents attesting that they are Dina’s parents. But access to the border area is denied to them, and the officials of the Piniers center where Dina is housed cannot hand over the minor to the police without physically seeing her parents. Dina keeps calling her family for help. Her desperate parents no longer know where to turn. They are ready to do the impossible to see their daughter again, like swimming to Ceuta to get her back.

Yet, King Mohammed VI has reiterated his High instructions to the Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs in order to definitively solve the issue of the return of unaccompanied Moroccan minors in an irregular situation. But in reality, the situation is quite different. For its part, Spain demands guarantees before any repatriation of these minors. Clearly, the authorities of the two countries do not agree on the conditions for the return of these children who are the collateral victims of the tensions between Morocco and Spain.