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50,000 cross into Spanish territory from Morocco in deadly rush across border

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Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Spain: Hundreds of migrants attempt to swim toward Ceuta (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Spain's Civil Guard, maritime Rescue Services and the Red Cross said they rescued migrants from the water. The interior minister acknowledged the country was facing an "extraordinary, exceptional situation."

  2. France 24

    Hundreds of migrants enter Spain's north African territory Ceuta from Morocco (opens France 24)

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    The president of Spain's north African exclave Ceuta on Thursday warned of a "total humanitarian and social emergency" after hundreds of migrants entered the territory by swimming across from neighbouring Morocco in recent days.

  3. The Republic

    ‘Absolute chaos’ as thousands of people breach Morocco’s border with Spain’s Ceuta (opens The Republic)

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    CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting local officials to call on Spain to declare a national emergency and send the army to restore the frontier.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Ceuta asks Spain to declare emergency over Morocco migrants (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Authorities in the Spanish city of Ceuta have asked Madrid to declare a national emergency and offer military assistance. Footage showed crowds of people walking around the breakwaters to gain entry to the territory.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Spain will send troops to Ceuta to help with border security (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Authorities in the Spanish city of Ceuta asked Madrid to declare a national emergency and send military assistance. Crowds of people breached the border of the territory next to Morocco as police lost control.

  6. The Guardian

    Thousands of migrants enter tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco (opens The Guardian)

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    Territory’s president calls for help from Spanish government as crowds of people arrive by sea or on foot The leader of Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta has called on the government in Madrid to declare a national emergency after thousands of migrants swam and waded into the tiny territory fro…

  7. Al Jazeera

    Spanish enclave of Ceuta raises alarm as thousands cross Morocco border (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Estimates suggest up to 2,000 have entered the Spanish territory in recent days in an attempt to reach Europe.

  8. BBC News

    Hundreds of migrants swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta (opens BBC News)

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    The territory's leader said the influx is overwhelming resources and urged the Spanish government to intervene.

  9. Ricochet

    Morocco Invades Spain (opens Ricochet)

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    El Cid and Cervantes turn in their graves. https://youtu.be/dVBda-97D9I Spain has a smidgen of land on the African continent…the Spanish city of Ceuta. It’s become a magnet for migrants, both legal and illegal. Most are Moroccans. Spain’s 1.

  10. New York Post

    Thousands of Moroccan migrants break through border into Spain, yell ‘Viva España!’ (opens New York Post)

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    Thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, with some shouting “Viva España!” as they entered the territory. The mass crossing prompted Ceuta officials to ask Madrid to declare a national emergency and request military intervention, as the late…

  11. Legal Insurrection

    Thousands of Military-Age Men From Morocco Invade Spain’s Ceuta Territory (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Bill Melugin: "This takes me back to Del Rio, TX in 2021 w/ the Haitian surge. Similar images." The post Thousands of Military-Age Men From Morocco Invade Spain’s Ceuta Territory first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  12. BNO News

    Thousands of migrants enter Spain’s Ceuta, at least 10 dead (opens BNO News)

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    Thousands of migrants have poured into Ceuta, Spain’s enclave on the northern coast of Africa, by land and sea, overwhelming local resources and leaving at least 10 people dead. The arrivals intensified on Thursday, when hundreds of people swam into Ceuta around midday and again during the early aft…

  13. PBS NewsHour

    At least 9 die as thousands of migrants breach Morocco's border with Ceuta, Spain says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in the attempt.

  14. Blaze Media

    'Absolute chaos': THOUSANDS of migrants OVERRUN border into Spain from Morocco — at least 9 people dead (opens Blaze Media)

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    Thousands of migrants stormed the border into the small Spanish territory of Cueta from Morocco, leading authorities to order the military to restore order. Videos on social media show the migrants streaming across the border in the territory located in the northernmost tip of Morocco across the Str…

  15. CBS News

    Thousands of migrants stream into Spain from Morocco, authorities report 9 dead (opens CBS News)

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    Thousands of migrants streamed into the Spanish city of Ceuta on foot and by sea from Morocco on Thursday, as federal troops helped overwhelmed police. Several migrants were reported dead. Matt Gutman reports.

  16. Just the News

    Spain claims nearly all border crossers have returned to Morocco (opens Just the News)

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    Tens of thousands of migrants this week stormed the Spanish territories of Ceuta and Melilla, two remaining exclaves belonging to Spain in North Africa.

  17. NPR

    At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta (opens NPR)

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    At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the territory.

  18. HuffPost

    Spain Says Migrants Are Returning From Ceuta After 57 Die In Border Rush (opens HuffPost)

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    The mass crossing into Ceuta caused division in Europe, with Italy threatening to suspend the EU’s internal open border scheme.

  19. New York Post

    At least 18 migrants dead as thousands breached border to reach Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco: ‘Serious humanitarian crisis’ (opens New York Post)

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    At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.

  20. Washington Examiner

    At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish territory of Ceuta (opens Washington Examiner)

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    CEUTA, Spain (AP) — At least 18 migrants died trying to reach the Spanish territory of Ceuta after thousands of people breached the frontier with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory. The border crisis boiled over Thursday and overnight.

  21. France 24

  22. NBC New York

    50,000 cross into Spanish territory from Morocco in deadly rush across border (opens NBC New York)

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    Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026.

  23. France 24

    'It took me two hours': 40,000 migrants swim from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta (opens France 24)

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    Nine people have died by crossing over from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, this according to Spanish authorities. Officials are urging for a national emergency to be declared as the number of migrants attempting to reach Spanish territory has surged in recent days.

  24. Deutsche Welle

    Spain's PM visits Ceuta after thousands breached border (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Thousands of people continued pouring into Ceuta from Morocco during the night, after Spanish police lost control of the border. The head of the city government estimated that 60,000 people had entered.

  25. Deutsche Welle

    Spain's PM heads to Ceuta after thousands breached border (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Thousands of people continued pouring into Ceuta from Morocco during the night, after Spanish police lost control of the border. Unofficial estimates from security forces suggested more than 40,000 gained entry in a day.

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