Migrants say hunger and hostility drove them back from Spain's Ceuta to Morocco

Migrants who swam or jumped over fences to rush into Spain's African enclave of ‌Ceuta were returning home on Saturday, with many saying hunger, exhaustion and hostility from locals had crushed their hopes of a new life in Europe. Those heading back told Reuters they had initially been drawn by viral social-media video

More than 50,000 crossed border in deadly rush 4 MIN(s) ago UPDATED 4 MIN(s) ago Reuters Police officers and Spanish soldiers escort a big group of migrants to the border to take them out of Spain, after mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 1, 2026.

Ceuta migration influx has resulted in tens of thousands of migrants who originally travelled into the Spanish territory to return to North Africa; Spain to put up containment fence.

Migrants say hunger and hostility drove them back from Spain's Ceuta to Morocco  Reuters

FNIDEQ, Morocco/CEUTA, Spain, Aug 1 - Migrants who swam or jumped over fences to rush into Spain's African enclave of Ceuta this week were returning home on Saturday, with many saying hunger, exhaustion and hostility from locals had crushed their hopes of a new life in Europe.