Ceuta

Ceuta

Migrants gather in downtown Ceuta, Spain, July 31, 2026, as migrants cross into Ceuta by sea and land. Photo: REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Migrants say hunger and hostility drove them back from Spain's Ceuta to Morocco

In Fnideq, the Moroccan city opposite Ceuta, Reuters saw nearly empty streets leading to the border crossing, a stark contrast to the thousands who had gathered there on Thursday (30 July).

People walk towards the border with Morocco leaving Spain, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, July 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jon Nazca

EU to hold emergency talks after Ceuta migrant surge sparks divisions over border controls

Police officers and Spanish soldiers escort a big group of migrants to the border to take them out of Spain, after mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, 1 August 2026.Photo:Reuters.

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after calm night following border rush

Migrants walk towards the border with Morocco to leave Spain, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, July 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Social media rumours, economic hardship fuel migrant surge into Ceuta

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits the border area, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, July 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Spain's PM visits Ceuta after thousands breached border

Migrants gather in downtown Ceuta, Spain, July 31, 2026, as migrants cross into Ceuta by sea and land. Photo: REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Spain says most migrants have returned to Morocco

Migrants return back to Morocco, as seen from Ceuta, Spain, after tens of thousands of migrants surged into the Spanish enclave by land and sea, July 31. Photo: REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

EU faces pressure after mass migrant crossing into Spain's Ceuta enclave

People walk towards the border with Morocco leaving Spain, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, July 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jon Nazca

EU grapples with migrant crisis in Spain's N Africa enclave

Thousands of migrants gather in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta after crossing from Morocco, triggering a political and border security crisis across Europe. Photo: BSS

Ceuta migration influx: What we know

Spanish legionnaires stand guard at El Tarajal beach, on the Spanish side of the fence between the Spanish-Moroccan border, as Moroccans stay at the other side of the fence, after thousands of migrants swam across this border on Monday, in Ceuta, Spain, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Spain vows to restore order after thousands swim into Ceuta from Morocco