Overview
- Local officials say more than 1,500 people have reached Ceuta by sea in recent days, creating long lines on beaches and packed reception centers.
- Ceuta's authorities report 430 unaccompanied foreign minors in care, with about 220 added within roughly two weeks, straining shelter, health and social services.
- At least four migrants have drowned during the attempts, and Spanish sea rescue teams, the Guardia Civil and the Red Cross have led mass rescues.
- Spanish and Moroccan forces have both acted at sea, with Moroccan authorities reported to have intercepted about 500 people before they reached Ceuta.
- Officials link the spike to a July Supreme Court ruling restricting pushbacks at sea, and local leaders are demanding urgent support from Madrid and the EU as the town faces a wider humanitarian and political crisis.