Migrant children risk abuse on streets of Ceuta, aid groups warn

A group of migrants approach the border post to make their way back to Morocco, escorted by Spanish infantry soldiers, in Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta, on Aug 2, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Henry Nicholls) 07 Aug 2026 10:13AM CEUTA: Hundreds of unaccompanied children are at risk of abuse and exploitation as they sleep

Authorities are struggling to find shelter for Moroccan children, who cannot be summarily deported.

Hundreds of unaccompanied children are at risk of abuse and exploitation as they sleep rough on the streets of Ceuta after taking part in the mass migrant entry into the Spanish territory a week ago, aid groups warned Thursday. Although most of the crowds of migrants have returned across the border to M

After the bodies have been recovered from the waters off Ceuta, and those who made their way through the waters have gone back to Morocco, there will still be over 1,000 migrant children left in the Spanish enclave. Left without their families in a foreign land.In the enclave city, shops are open nearly a week after it

The dead have been recovered from the waters off Ceuta. Most of the migrants who forced their way across the frontier into Spain have gone back to Morocco. In the enclave city, shops are open nearly a week after it became the epicentre of a European migration crisis.

Longing for asylum, people from countries such as Sudan, Somalia and Mali are faced with an uncertain future.

Spain reports 72 deaths as the Ceuta migrant crisis deepens, with intelligence officials saying Morocco allowed border controls to gradually relax.

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — The dead have been recovered from the waters off Ceuta. Most of the migrants who forced their way across the frontier into Spain have gone back to Morocco. In the enclave city, shops are open nearly a week after it became the epicenter of a European migration crisis.But an estimated 1,000 minors — a

Children in a strange land: the plight of the 1,000 minor migrants still in Spain’s Ceuta  AP News

Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain’s Ceuta after mass crossing  Toronto Star

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of thousands of people surged through the breakwater, trying to leave Morocco behind. The tragic story of a 17-year-old fr