Was thinking the same thing. Apparently, Ceuta is VERY close to Morocco and they entered by both land and sea, with many swimming around breakwaters and others scaling border fences or moving through gates. Ceuta is an enclave on the northern African coast and shares a border with Morocco, making it accessible for migrants attempting to reach Spanish territory. In the past there has been a mutual agreement and efforts to keep migrants for entering either country - which is only underlining mythought that this was planned (ever try to get 40,000 ppl to meet in one location at a designated time?)
Cueta officials are saying some crossed by small boat.
The distance migrants often swim from Moroccan towns like Fnideq to Ceuta is approximately three miles, while from Belyounech, the distance is shorter. People have been observed using inner tubes for the journey, and some even walked around breakwaters onto local roads.
There are reports of individuals breaking through gates on land and running into the city. Some individuals claimed that Moroccan authorities actively encouraged them to make the journey, with police officers pointing them in the direction of Ceuta. Moroccan border patrols were also reported to have withdrawn at one point. The border between Morocco and Ceuta is heavily fortified with a 10-meter-high security fence, but a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling regarding migrants arriving by sea may have influenced the influx, as it ruled that these migrants could not be summarily deported.
The recently elected president heavily favors migration
form of transports ?
Was thinking the same thing. Apparently, Ceuta is VERY close to Morocco and they entered by both land and sea, with many swimming around breakwaters and others scaling border fences or moving through gates. Ceuta is an enclave on the northern African coast and shares a border with Morocco, making it accessible for migrants attempting to reach Spanish territory. In the past there has been a mutual agreement and efforts to keep migrants for entering either country - which is only underlining mythought that this was planned (ever try to get 40,000 ppl to meet in one location at a designated time?)
Cueta officials are saying some crossed by small boat.
The distance migrants often swim from Moroccan towns like Fnideq to Ceuta is approximately three miles, while from Belyounech, the distance is shorter. People have been observed using inner tubes for the journey, and some even walked around breakwaters onto local roads.
There are reports of individuals breaking through gates on land and running into the city. Some individuals claimed that Moroccan authorities actively encouraged them to make the journey, with police officers pointing them in the direction of Ceuta. Moroccan border patrols were also reported to have withdrawn at one point. The border between Morocco and Ceuta is heavily fortified with a 10-meter-high security fence, but a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling regarding migrants arriving by sea may have influenced the influx, as it ruled that these migrants could not be summarily deported.
The recently elected president heavily favors migration