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The evacuation of the El Trampolín beach in Ceuta has begun to displace the thousands of migrants there

The transfer of migrants has begun in the morning, and the police apparatus is progressing smoothly, moving Loma Margarita and El Embolsamiento to the new reception points, temporarily enabled by the Spanish Government.

CEUTA, 20/08/2026.- Un policía acompaña a uno de los migrantes durante el desalojo de la playa del Trampolín en Ceuta este jueves. El Gobierno ha habilitado temporalmente varios espacios para la acogida de 1.800 personas migrantes que se encuentran en situación de calle en la playa del Trampolín y en la zona de Loma Colmenar, en Ceuta, que prevé ampliar progresivamente. EFE/Reduan
A police officer helped one of the migrants evacuate the Trampoline beach in Ceuta. Photo: EFE

Early this Thursday, thousands of migrants began to be moved from El Trampolín beach following the wave of migrants in late July, which, according to police sources, is home to between 3,500 and 5,000 people, who are currently evacuating the beach without incident.

The Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and Migration has temporarily refurbished the Loma Margarita area and the El Embolsamiento Esplanade in Loma Colmenar, which for the time being will accommodate some 1,800 people and will be transferred by bus, with the aim of providing them with decent accommodation so that they do not spend the night on the street or on the beach.

In the meantime, work is under way to enable the remaining planned spaces, as well as to relocate and ensure the health of the other people who remain in the area.

Women and children, the main concern

In addition to this device launched today on the beach, human organizations have warned that hundreds of migrant womenarriving in Ceuta are in a particularly critical situation. Having been defenceless and absent due to the collapse of traditional resources, several groups have denounced that they are in a borderline situation and face a high risk of violence and harassment, which makes it urgent to relocate them to protected and separate areas.

The Spanish Government is also working to bring some 500 unaccompanied migrant girls to the peninsula. The Ministry of Education and Children is studying that child protection agencies should take them into adapted resources without transferring their guardianship to the Autonomous Communities.

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