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The Supreme Court ruling at the center of Spain’s Ceuta migrant crisis

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By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Around 50,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta this week, a mass influx that overwhelmed local authorities. At least 57 people died during the crossings, which prompted tighter border security measures across Europe.

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  1. Meloni Floats 'Extraordinary Measures’ As Spain’s Ceuta Overwhelmed With Migrants From Morocco

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  2. Tens of thousands of migrants pour into Spanish border city

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    The Supreme Court ruling at the center of Spain’s Ceuta migrant crisis

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  1. The Daily Wire

    Dramatic Video Shows Thousands Of African Migrants Storming Spain’s Border (opens The Daily Wire)

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    Thousands of African migrants swam to the shores of the Spanish territory of Ceuta on Thursday, leading to a chaotic scene that officials are scrambling to contain. Dramatic video shows the moment the migrants, who are mainly young men from Morocco, swam onto the shores with some using inflatable in…

  2. The National Pulse

    Calls to Declare Emergency as Hundreds of Migrants Breach This European Border Every Day: (opens The National Pulse)

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    A surge of African migrants crossing into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta has created a significant security crisis.

  3. Newsweek

    Europe's Southern Border Breached By 'Extraordinary' Influx of Migrants (opens Newsweek)

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    Hundreds of migrants from Morocco have swum into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta over the last week.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Thousands of migrants bull-rush Spanish border, sparking ‘total humanitarian and social emergency’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Hundreds of migrants in Morocco have bull-rushed through the Spanish border into the European Union, exacerbating the migration crisis. A mob of African migrants plowed past border guards and circumvented barriers into the Spanish territory of Ceuta this week, creating what the city’s leader calls a…

  5. Forbes

    Spain’s Ceuta In ‘Chaos’ As Moroccan Migrant Surge Prompts Viral Right-Wing Backlash (opens Forbes)

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    Videos of migrants pouring into Spain’s Ceuta territory have gone viral on X, prompting criticism from Elon Musk and European politicians critical of migration.

  6. Forbes

    Meloni Floats 'Extraordinary Measures’ As Spain’s Ceuta Overwhelmed With Migrants From Morocco (opens Forbes)

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    Videos of migrants pouring into Spain’s Ceuta territory have gone viral on X, prompting criticism from Elon Musk and European politicians critical of migration.

  7. BizPac Review

    ‘Absolute chaos’ as thousands of ‘military-age’ male migrants pour over Spain’s collapsed border (opens BizPac Review)

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    Officials in Ceuta, a Spanish island off the coast of Morocco, asked Spain’s government to declare a national emergency after thousands of migrants broke through border barriers […]

  8. The Week

    What has caused Spain's migrant crisis to flare up? (opens The Week)

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    Tempers are running hot among EU members as thousands of migrants forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

  9. The Free Press

    Spain Gives Europe Another Migrant Crisis (opens The Free Press)

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    Anyone who has seen footage of migrants storming the Spanish enclave of Ceuta knows what will come next.

  10. KTLA Los Angeles

    Tens of thousands of migrants pour into Spanish border city (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    Spain is deploying military forces to help restore order in the North African enclave of Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from neighboring Morocco, overwhelming border staff and leaving dozens dead.

  11. Courthouse News Service

    Chaos broadens in Mediterranean as dozens die storming Spain’s Ceuta enclave (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The European Union was plunged into another geopolitical crisis after dozens of migrants died trying to storm Ceuta in northern Africa.

  12. The Daily Signal

    ‘NEVER AGAIN’: Spain’s Border Chaos Is a Warning for America (opens The Daily Signal)

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    Spain’s border is being overrun by migrants, and it is a dramatic reminder of how things could be again in the United States. On Thursday, dramatic images and videos began to emerge from the city of Ceuta, which sits on the Moroccan border.

  13. KTVZ Bend

    The Supreme Court ruling at the center of Spain’s Ceuta migrant crisis (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Around 50,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta this week, a mass influx that overwhelmed local authorities. At least 57 people died during the crossings, which prompted tighter border security measures across Europe.

  14. France 24

    Ceuta: What triggered mass migrant crossing? (opens France 24)

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    The massive influx of people was equivalent to around 70% of Ceuta’s resident population. As the first reports of migrants reaching the Spanish enclave spread, more people headed north in the hope of reaching EU territory.

  15. France 24

    Ceuta 2026 dwarfs 2021 migration crisis (opens France 24)

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    Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta had left by Saturday, according to officials. An estimated 60,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco over just a few days, with at least 67 people losing their lives in the attempt.

  16. Salon

    Europe tightens borders after deadly Ceuta migrant surge (opens Salon)

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    Spain rushed to reinforce its border as European leaders debated new controls after thousands crossed into Ceuta

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