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Spain's PM blames trafficking mafia for ongoing Ceuta migrant crisis

Spain's PM blames trafficking mafia for ongoing Ceuta migrant crisis
France 24 Friday 31 July 2026, 12:34 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Spain's Pedro Sanchez criticised a sudden arrival of around 40,000 migrants from Morocco to the north African enclave Ceuta as "an attack, a violation" of Spain's national territory. The prime minister blamed the influx of immigrants on criminal networks manipulating a recent court ruling that immediate returns of migrants crossing the border illegally did not apply to those arriving by sea. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris tells us more Keywords for this article

Spain's Pedro Sanchez criticised a sudden arrival of around 40,000 migrants from Morocco to the north African enclave Ceuta as "an attack, a violation" of Spain's national territory. The prime minister blamed the influx of immigrants on criminal networks manipulating a recent court ruling that immediate returns of migrants crossing the border illegally did not apply to those arriving by sea. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris tells us more Keywords for this article
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