Hundreds of migrants arrested near Ceuta border in latest crackdown

Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt.

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.

MADRID, Aug 16 - 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.

In Spain's Ceuta, hundreds of migrants stage protest and demand asylum  Reuters

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.

Moroccan security forces on Saturday broke up hundreds of migrants who had been hiding near Castillejos in a bid to reach Ceuta. The operation comes weeks after the mass crossing attempt that left 141 people dead.

Somali man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing at migrant hotel near Heathrow airport  GB News

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a hotel that has been used to house asylum seekers. Officers from Surrey Police were called to Stanwell Hotel in Staines at 6.30pm on Saturday to a report of a stabbing, the force said in a Facebook post. The victim has...

Police were called to the Stanwell Hotel in Stanwell at around 6.30pm today following reports of a stabbing.

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

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.

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

The Justice Department issued a legal opinion giving the U.S. military broader powers to detain migrants near certain areas along the southern border.

APJUDA members take out a protest rally from the Government General Hospital to the Collector’s Office on Friday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS On the fifth day of the ongoing relay hunger strike, members of the Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors Association (APJUDA) staged a protest rally from the Government General Hos

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.

Crete, a popular holiday destination for British tourists, and the smaller island of Gavdos remain the primary landing points for migrants.