Rapid Returns Follow Migrant Crossings to Ceuta

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. At least 72 people died, including many who drowned while trying to swim from Morocco to Ceuta and others who were crushed while trying to climb a bor