Rapid Returns Follow Migrant Crossings to Ceuta

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What the source reports

Click to expand Image Migrants and asylum seekers gather near the border crossing between Morocco and Ceuta, a Spanish enclave, on July 31, 2026. © 2026 Mario Moron/JNA Press/Sipa USA via AP Photo The arrival of an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people in Ceuta, Spain’s enclave in North Africa, on July 30-31 was not only unprecedented but also tragic.

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Source & verification

Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 3, 2026

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