Spain Begins Repatriation of Moroccan Migrants After Mass Swim to Ceuta

28 April 2021 – byPrince@Bladi · 1 min read

The Spanish National Police launched on Tuesday an operation to repatriate Moroccan migrants who recently tried to reach Ceuta en masse by swimming. These returns, which are not expulsions, are carried out by mutual agreement between the Spanish and Moroccan governments. Already about thirty Moroccans have been repatriated.

The mass arrival of Moroccan migrants who threw themselves into the sea to reach Ceuta by swimming last weekend, without any control from the Moroccan side, has highlighted the beginning of a crisis between Spain and Morocco, notes El Faro de Ceuta. Around 130 people were counted, not counting cases of disappearances or deaths. For the moment, two bodies have been found on the beach of Fnideq.

On Tuesday, a first wave of these Moroccan migrants were repatriated by mutual agreement with Morocco, after a case-by-case study. The government delegate in Ceuta, Salvadora Mateos, coordinated the operation. She says she is concerned about the massive arrival of Moroccans and has informed the Spanish Minister of the Interior.

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Illegal immigration Spain Ceuta Repatriation