Overview
- A mass, largely auto‑organised crossing at the Ceuta border at the end of July produced tens of thousands of entries and a deadly episode at El Tarajal in which more than 141 people died.
- The central government has created a single command (mando único), named Ángel Víctor Torres as authority, approved €25 million for unaccompanied minors and says it has registered about 1,800 adults and 1,410 minors so far.
- Defence Minister Margarita Robles said the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) issued warnings on July 29, while Interior Minister Fernando Grande‑Marlaska said no prior report forecast an assault, and the Delegation in Ceuta denies receiving an 'informe'.
- The opposition, led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has demanded an immediate meeting of the Commission of Official Secrets to clarify what intelligence was shared and why senior ministers offer different versions.
- Past judicial rulings that punished irregular returns of minors constrain current plans to repatriate people who remain in Ceuta and increase legal and human‑rights risks for any forced returns.