Morocco to re-admit unaccompanied minors from Ceuta
Morocco is to facilitate the re-entry of stranded unaccompanied minors who recently entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, after thousands crossed the border in May.
Ceuta & Melilla
Spain opens inquiry into Ceuta migrant pushbacks
The general prosecutor's office in Spain has opened an inquiry into whether any migrants under age 18 were pushed back among those that were forced to leave the Ceuta enclave after the arrival of thousands of people in only a few days from Morocco.
Struggling to cope: Spanish authorities work out what to do with unaccompanied minors in Ceuta
The Spanish government is hoping some of its mainland regions will agree to take on some of the more than 1,500 unaccompanied minors who arrived in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on the African continent, over the last few days.
Reactions to Ceuta migrant arrivals: 'It's a huge crisis for Spain and whole of Europe'
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters that the more than 8,000 arrivals in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta were a "huge crisis for Spain and the whole of Europe." Members of the European Commission too have called the arrivals "worrying," and called for stronger partnerships to manage migration.
Ceuta: Record number of migrants reach Spanish enclave
Thousands of migrants, many of them minors, have swum or sailed across the EU's land border with Africa. Some believe Morocco deliberately hobbled its border control measures.
Migrants storm border fence between Morocco and Spanish enclave
Around 150 migrants attempted to storm a section of the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave Melilla, Spanish authorities say. 87 people reportedly succeeded in crossing the border.
Spanish court supports fast migrant deportations
The Spanish Constitutional Court, the country's highest court, has announced that it would back fast deportations of migrants who attempt to enter Spain’s north African enclaves Ceuta and Melilla.
Morocco tightens border controls to Spanish enclave Ceuta
In the last few months, Morocco has ramped up arrests and clamped down on migration across its borders to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Now migrants still hoping to cross the border in order to reach the EU prefer to keep themselves hidden.
Dead and missing after attempt to cross from North Africa to Europe fails
The Spanish coastguard reported four migrants dead and 16 more missing on Wednesday, November 27, after an attempt to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe failed. The migrants were traveling on a small raft that sank near the Spanish enclave Melilla.
SOS Racisme: southern border racist and selective
The French NGO SOS Racisme described the southern border of Ceuta and Melilla as racist and selective, keeping migrants without resources out while remaining open to traffickers who can afford to corrupt border police. Security forces' practices violate international human rights agreements, the NGO concludes.