Spain says most of 60,000 migrants have left Ceuta

Spain announced that almost all of the roughly 60,000 migrants who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta in a mass crossing have now left the territory. The surge, which began on Saturday and saw thousands breach the city’s border fences, prompted the deployment of Spanish security forces and the activation of emergency protocols to manage the influx.

Authorities reported that the majority of the migrants were escorted back across the border or transferred to reception centers within a few days, with only a small number remaining under the care of local humanitarian agencies. The incident has reignited discussions in Madrid and Brussels about the capacity of Spain’s border defenses and the broader challenges of irregular migration through the Strait of Gibraltar.