Chaos at Spain’s border underscores how migrant flows can be weaponized

Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa. Social media posts in Morocco are urging another push.

Spain's Interior Ministry carried out checks on a total of 199 people on 12 flights from Italy to airports in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Alicante and Valencia, it said late on Saturday.

Spain on Saturday started border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures Rome imposed following a massive migrant rush into the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta.

Migrants, some of them minors, queue to receive food staples from local NGO Media Luna Blanca in an industrial area where they are sleeping amid recent mass crossings by migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into the Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura 09 Aug 2026 05:39AM

Spain on Saturday started border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures Rome imposed following a massive migrant rush into the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta.

Spain has started border checks on travelers from Italy, escalating a dispute over migrant flows. This move follows Italy’s similar measures after a migran

EU member states are allowed to temporarily reintroduce controls at so-called internal borders in case of a serious threat, though they should be a last resort and time-limited

Spain's government said it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy, from midnight on Saturday until September 7, in a dispute over irregular migration.

Spain's government said it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy, from midnight on Saturday until September 7, in a dispute over irregular migration.

MADRID - Spain on Aug 8 started border checks on travellers arriving from Italy, responding to similar measures Rome imposed following an unprecedented migrant rush into the Spanish north African enclave of Ceuta.Madrid had announced on Aug 7 it would proceed with the heightened controls, citing “persistent irregular m

Spain imposed border checks on Italian travellers after Rome refused to lift restrictions on Spaniards, escalating a dispute over migration to Ceuta.

A diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over the rush of tens of thousands of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta escalated on Saturday after the government in Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers in response to Rome's decision to impose sanctions on visitors from Spain.

The spat between Spain and Italy comes after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco to Spain’s North African territory on July 30-31 in an unprecedented and deadly rush.

The diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over migrant arrivals at Ceuta has escalated after Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers after Rome had earlier imposed similar sanctions on visitors from Spain

Spain imposes border checks on Italian travelers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row  apnews.com

Following Italy’s rejection of its ultimatum to lift the border checks imposed in response to the Ceuta migration crisis, Spain has in turn announced that it will carry out checks on travellers from Italy. From midnight on Saturday, travellers from Italy would initially be subject to random checks at ports and airports

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EU’s Internal Borders Start to Harden as Row Grows Over Migrants  WSJ

The invasion of the Spanish city of Ceuta by tens of thousands of young, marauding Moroccans is, like Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, a tale of how the future could look unless one takes action in the present. It’s also a temptation to succumb to schadenfreude. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez harbors a specia

Spain's government said on Friday it would impose restrictions on travellers from Italy from midnight on Saturday until September 7.

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows  euractiv.com

Spain has introduced border checks for travellers arriving from Italy after Rome's measures over the Ceuta crisis, from IDs to trips with children and pets.

Italian PM remains determined to keep the restrictions, saying it ‘would not accept ultimatums’ from Spain

Spanish police have been monitoring online rumours and social media about possible fresh arrivals in Ceuta in mid-August, according to local media

Spain has implemented temporary border checks on travelers arriving by air and sea from Italy, intensifying tensions between these two European Union nations regarding migration policies. Italy had previously enacted similar measures following a significant influx of migrants into Spain. This ongoing conflict underscor

Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from neighbouring Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.

Move widens rift between Pedro Sánchez’s government and rightwing Italian premier Giorgia Meloni

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows

Spain had called Italy's measures suspending its visa-free Schengen travel deal following the Ceuta migrant crisis 'unfair, contrary to the EU's interests'.

Italy has declared it will not bow to "ultimatums or impositions" from Spain, confirming its intention to maintain border controls on arrivals from the country until at least 15 August.The declaration comes after Spain earlier on Friday threatened to implement reciprocal measures against travellers from Italy. Madrid h

Spain has threatened to retaliate against Italy after Rome imposed border controls ​on Spanish visitors via air and sea following last week's influx of migrants ​into the ⁠North African ⁠enclave of Ceuta.

Spain and Italy’s feud over migration escalated after Rome bluntly refused to lift new border controls imposed after the sudden influx of 70,000 migrants to a Spanish African enclave.

Although most of about 80,000 people who swarmed into the tiny North African territory have gone back, it is estimated that 3,000 to 5,000 remain.

Spain plans burials, seeks identities of those killed in Ceuta migrant rush  Reuters

Tens of thousands of people have travelled across the Moroccan border into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the North African coast.

'Morocco has given me nothing': The young migrants risking everything to reach Ceuta Olivia Hooper on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 09:23 Thousands of Moroccans fleeing economic despair risked their lives to reach Ceuta, only to face forced deportations A boy on the beach at the Morocco-Ceuta border,