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MINORS IN CEUTA

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The Spanish Government believes it is possible to take 500 girls to the Peninsula "in a few weeks"

The Youth and Children area has stated that it has been working on this matter with the Ceuta authorities for a week and will draft a concrete proposal.

Varios inmigrantes acampados en la playa del Trampolín, a 20 de agosto de 2026, en Ceuta (España). El Ministerio de Defensa ha aprobado que más de un centenar de militares procedentes de Canarias se desplacen a Ceuta para reforzar las capacidades del Ejército de Tierra, como consecuencia de la crisis migratoria que atraviesa la ciudad autónoma desde el pasado 30 de julio.



Marcos Moreno / Europa Press

20/8/2026
Minors piled up in Ceuta. Photo: Europa Press.

The Secretary of State for Youth and Children, Rubén Pérez Correa, considers the transfer of 500 unaccompanied migrant girls from the Peninsula Cu00A0 within "a few weeks" to be "feasible ", relying on the "will" of the Government of the autonomous city.

According to Pérez Correa, there are 1,400 minors who spend the night in the infrastructure of the autonomous city, but "there are many more onthe street, still without mention or filiation. "

Thus, he acknowledges that there are minors who escape police devices because they believe they will be brought back and others who are hiding in the homes of relatives or acquaintances, especially girls, who could have arrived before the July 30 migration jump.

"We are therefore in a situation of absolute normality in the field of children, which we must resolve urgently," said Pérez Correa, who believes that "all that remains is the will of Ceuta."

A concrete proposal

The Secretary of State for Youth and Children has downplayed the statements made by the President of Ceuta , Jesús Vivas, whosaid he was unaware of the transfer of these minors, but the Secretary of State has explained that his Department has been working with the authorities of the autonomous city for a week.

"I can assure you that this proposal has been passed not only on to the advisers of the Government of Ceuta, but also to the President himself," the Secretary of State said.

"If the Government of Ceuta wants a concrete proposal, it will, because we will also specify the individual file of each girl , of course, because there is a state of congestion and a saturation of resources, which is dangerous, especially for girls, "he said.

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