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MIGRATION CRISIS
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Like Ceuta The Spanish Government will immediately return to Morocco those nationals who have arrived abroad

Thousands of people crossed the border from Morocco to Ceuta today without control, many of whom entered the Tarajal area, some swimming and others walking along the coast.

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Thousands of people crossed the border between Castillejos, Morocco, and Ceuta, Spain today.

The migration crisis has erupted in Ceutaafter thousands of people crossed the border between Morocco and Ceuta uncontrollably in the last few hours.

The Governments of Spain and Morocco met at noon to discuss the situation, including the immediate expulsion and return to Morocco of citizens who had illegally entered Ceuta, as well as to strengthen coordination between the two countries in order to provide joint responses to these situations.

In a statement, the Ministry of the Interior stresses that cooperation with Morocco is "exemplary" in all areas, including migration, and denounces the actions of illegal trafficking networks.

State of emergency

For its part, the Board of Spokespersons of the City of Ceuta, composed of the PP, PSOE, Vox, MDyC and  Ceuta Ya!, has called for the closureof the border with Morocco "as a matter of urgency and immediately".

  The President of Ceuta, Juan Vivas, has urged the Spanish Government to declare a "state of emergency" and to assume a single command, while sending a "message of tranquillity" to the citizens. "This is not the first time that Ceuta has faced such a situation.

Response from the Ministry of the Interior

The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has explained that thedeclaration of a state of emergency is a mechanism envisaged for natural and technological disasters and not for migration crises.

However, he has assured us that the Spanish Government will strengthen the means at its disposal to restore the situation. 

This morning, Grande-Marlaska spoke to President Vivas and announced that he will be travelling to Ceuta tomorrow morning to see the situation firsthand.

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