Stranded Moroccans Await Repatriation from Spanish Enclave Ceuta

The borders between Morocco and Ceuta were temporarily reopened this Friday, May 22. The objective is to allow the repatriation of Moroccans stranded in the enclave. Thus, a first group of 300 people was repatriated this Friday, around 10 a.m. They were loaded onto a dozen buses, via the Tarajal border post. The Spanish channel RTVE reports that these first repatriates will be taken and placed in quarantine for 14 days in a hotel in the city of M’diq.

Several other Moroccans will have to wait for other repatriation operations before being able to return home. They discovered that they were not on the list of the first departure for repatriation, provided by the Moroccan authorities to the Ceuta police, reports El Faro de Ceuta. A situation that is not to the liking of these many people who say they cannot bear this infernal waiting time. They demonstrated their discontent at the border. The police had to intervene to contain the protesters and avoid any outbursts, as reported in the videos shared on social media. The local government hopes that the repatriation operations will continue in order to allow all Moroccans stranded in the Ceuta enclave to return to their country.