Ceuta in chaos as traffickers move migrants to Spain and Madrid accepts 500 at-risk girls

The Spanish territory of Ceuta in northern Africa is in chaos as thousands of illegal immigrants linger on its shores and the government is reneging on its promise not to transfer migrants to the continent. Thousands of migrants are defying Spanish orders to return to Morocco and are setting up makeshift shelters acros

‘Life is not rosy here’: Migrant workers in Spain’s greenhouses tell of poor pay and hardships  CNN

The arrests come after Spain's North African exclave saw a deadly border surge in late July, when tens of thousands of migrants entered Ceuta.

Police in Spain have arrested five people accused of charging migrants thousands of dollars to take them to mainland Europe from Ceuta, the Spanish territory in northern Africa that has seen a deadly migrant rush.

Up to 10,000 migrants remain in the city weeks after more than 72,000 people poured into the Spanish territory from neighbouring Morocco.

Thousands of migrants in Ceuta wait in limbo while Spain figures out what to do with them  AP News

Spain began relocating migrants from a makeshift camp on Ceuta’s El Trampolín beach on Thursday, 20 August, nearly three weeks after a mass border surge left thousands living without adequate shelter in the North African enclave.

Spain began relocating migrants from a makeshift camp on Ceuta’s El Trampolín beach on Thursday, 20 August, nearly three weeks after a mass border surge left thousands living without adequate shelter in the North African enclave.

Migrants in Ceuta have been moved to makeshift shelters by Spanish police

Officials estimate that 9,000 to 10,000 migrants — including about 2,000 minors — could still be in the city

For weeks, migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta had gathered on a beach away from the city center, sleeping on cardboard sheets, under reed huts and guarding their few possessions in tattered plastic bags.

Migrants in Ceuta have been moved to makeshift shelters by Spanish police

The Spanish government announced on Thursday the creation of shelters for 1,800 migrants in Ceuta in a bid to relieve the humanitarian crisis there following last month's influx from Morocco. Some 72,000 migrants breached the border in an unprecedented and deadly rush into the north African territory on July 30-31, wit

NewsFeedAs an influx of migrants crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, more than a dozen migrant women reported being sexually assaulted. Some have set up makeshift camps while waiting to be registered at a migrant centre, where they shared their experiences of harassment.Published On 20 Aug 2026

After thousands of migrants entered the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta in July, many who remain, including women, girls and other unaccompanied minors, have struggled with basic food, water, shelter and sanitation needs.

After thousands of migrants entered the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta in July, many who remain, including women, girls and other unaccompanied minors, have struggled with basic food, water, shelter and sanitation needs.

At least 500 migrant girls will be moved from the North African enclave of Ceuta to mainland Spain following reports of sexual assault.

Some women who entered Spain’s ⁠North African enclave of Ceuta on July 30 as part of a mass migrant crossing say the ⁠hardships of sleeping rough as they wait to be registered are compounded by the threat and fear of sexual harassment. More than a dozen women have set up camp on a wooded roadside running up to the barb

Camped outside, the women are sleeping in the open air along with hundreds of other Moroccan, sub-Saharan and South Asian migrants.

CEUTA, Spain, Aug 18 - Some women who entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on July 30 as part of a mass migrant crossing say the hardships of sleeping rough as they wait to be registered are compounded by the threat and fear of sexual harassment.

Migrant women tell of sexual harassment in Spain's crisis-hit Ceuta  reuters.com

Brussels has claimed that Meta and TikTok have voluntarily agreed to ramp up censorship efforts in the wake of the Ceuta migrant invasion last month.

Humanitarian tents planned for Ceuta as Spain tackles migrant influx  euractiv.com