EU supports repatriation of unaccompanied migrant minors from Ceuta to Morocco

The European Commission confirmed on Tuesday that returns are covered by EU law.

[DW] The attempted crossings come two weeks after around 72,000 people rushed into the Spanish North African exclave from Morocco. Calls for another mass crossing had been circulating on social media this week.

Hundreds of people trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta have been arrested by Moroccan security forces as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing.

Hundreds of migrants who recently entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta staged a protest on a popular urban beach on Sunday, urging Spanish authorities to grant them asylum instead of sending them back to Morocco.

Scores of would-be migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted on Saturday in northern Morocco near the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, an AFP correspondent saw, two weeks after thousands of migrants rushed into the tiny territory.

Around 111 people arrested in Morocco for attempting another border crossing into CeutaMoroccan authorities arrested at least 111 people on Saturday after a group attempted to reach Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, following calls on social media for another mass border crossing.The arrests came about two weeks

Morocco has deployed heavy security around the border city of Fnideq after false social media rumours claimed the border to Spain's Ceuta enclave would open. Hundreds of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, have gathered nearby, raising fears of another mass crossing just weeks after tens of thousands attempted to

Scores of would-be migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, were intercepted on Saturday in northern Morocco near the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, an AFP correspondent saw, two weeks after thousands of migrants rushed into the tiny territory.

The attempted crossings come two weeks after around 72,000 people rushed into the Spanish North African exclave from Morocco. Calls for another mass crossing had been circulating on social media this week.

Authorities in Morocco have arrested 111 people attempting to cross into Spain's Ceuta, amid tightened security triggered by a deadly mass crossing in July.

Moroccan authorities have intercepted dozens of migrants seeking to cross into the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta, reports say. More than 100 people were blocked trying to make their way to the border on the outskirts of the town of Fnideq, according to Moroccan security sources cited by Spanish media and the R

Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday.

Morocco arrested at least 111 people attempting to reach Ceuta as authorities tightened security following online calls for another mass migrant crossing.

Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta in security crackdown  Dawn

Hundreds of migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa, after social media posts called for another mass crossing.

Hundreds of migrants tried to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa, after social media posts called for another mass crossing.

At least 111 people have been arrested for trying to get into Ceuta following another call on social media for a mass crossing of migrants.

Social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.

The attempted crossing comes two weeks after more than 72,000 migrants surged into Ceuta, sparking tensions within the EU and fuelling anti-immigration rhetoric among far-right parties worldwide

Two weeks after more than 72,000 migrants surged into Ceuta, Morocco is stepping up their security checks by monitoring social media and increasing patrol

Spain and Morocco have boosted security around Spain’s African enclave Ceuta following calls for another Moroccan migrant border rush, two weeks after a migrant invasion left at least 96 people dead. Soldiers have been watching commercial and government buildings in Ceuta while police are patrolling main streets, accor

In late July, tens of thousands of migrants crossed the European border into a small enclave in a single day.

Morocco has added barbed wire and more police near Spain’s Ceuta enclave after online calls for another mass crossing.

Morocco deployed additional security measures amid threats of a new possible migrant invasion of Ceuta this weekend, Spanish outlets reported.

Authorities in Madrid and Rabat are taking no chances, working together to prevent a repeat of last month’s mass crossings into the exclave.

Morocco won't abandon its claim over Ceuta, says Spain's former envoy  euractiv.com

Spain has ruled out discussing the future of Ceuta and Melilla after Morocco's justice minister reiterated Rabat's sovereignty claims over the two enclaves.