Portugal Sees No Threat to Schengen From Ceuta Migrant Surge

A surge of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta this summer didn’t pose a threat to the European Union’s free-travel zone, Portugal’s foreign minister said on Saturday.

Otman Ianaya risked his life swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta. One month on, he and thousands of migrants remain stranded, dividing locals in the increasingly tense north African city.

The Spanish exclave of Ceuta has seen a surge in sexual assaults and violent robberies since more than 70,000 African migrants stormed its borders within a matter of days earlier this summer. Spanish prosecutors said the territory, which sits on the African continent, has experienced 23 sexual assaults, including nine