The governments of Spain and Morocco have agreed to implement measures for the return "as soon as possible" of "all" migrants who have illegally entered Ceuta in recent days, especially this Thursday, when they massively flanked the fence at the El Tarajal breakwater.
Sources from the Ministry of the Interior indicated this Thursday that the two countries have agreed to "reinforce coordination and efforts to deal with these flows and have committed to review and implement measures for the return, as soon as possible, of all people who have illegally entered" the autonomous city.
Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta is facing a humanitarian and security emergency after about 1,500 migrants swam across from Morocco in the past week. Ceuta's leader, Juan Jesus Vivas, said reception centers are overwhelmed, with hundreds sleeping outdoors and facilities… pic.twitter.com/g0gySeOkAt — Clash Report (@clashreport) July 30, 2026
The minister, Fernando Grande Marlaska, has been in permanent contact with his Moroccan counterpart, Abdelouafi Laftit, and this Friday he will be in Ceuta to deal with this migratory crisis.
In the same vein, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has assured that they are preparing "the necessary measures" to "restore normality as soon as possible," as indicated in a message on X, collected by Europa Press.
The Government of Spain is fully dedicated to giving an immediate response to the situation in Ceuta. We are mobilizing all necessary resources, working with Moroccan and international authorities, and preparing the necessary measures to restore normality as soon… — Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) July 30, 2026
After speaking with the president of the city, Juan Jesús Vivas, he said that the central government is fully dedicated to giving an "immediate" response to the situation in Ceuta and working with Moroccan and international authorities.
So far, the Government maintains that cooperation with Morocco is "excellent" and avoids blaming the neighboring country's authorities for the massive entry of people into national territory. On the contrary, both countries agree in pointing to "criminal organizations" and "human trafficking" that seek to "instrumentalize" the recent Supreme Court ruling that prohibits "hot returns" of people who arrive by swimming to Ceuta and Melilla.
The situation in Ceuta is desperate. The Government cannot look the other way in its obligations because we are facing a national security crisis. All support to @JuanVivasLara and the autonomous city, which unanimously and with all reason asks that the… pic.twitter.com/33a9HMjPas — Alberto Núñez Feijóo (@NunezFeijoo) July 30, 2026
From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they have also disconnected this migratory crisis from Pedro Sánchez's trip to Algeria on July 20, a country with which Rabat has a historical confrontation.
¡SOS Ceuta! They are not fleeing war or poverty. It is an invasion. They are men of military age called by the corrupt government of Sánchez to assault our borders so that they later wander the streets of Spain saying "Long live Pedro Sánchez."… pic.twitter.com/Vuk2PeSIsb — Santiago Abascal 🇪🇸 (@Santi_ABASCAL) July 30, 2026
"The relationship with Morocco is excellent and is in no way affected by the good relations with Algeria," sources from the department led by José Manuel Albares indicated to Europa Press, who also pointed out that coordination on migration, as well as on "other issues," is "very intense."
