Invasion
Government Takes Control Of Ceuta Port To Install New Tents And House Over 1,000 Migrants
MADRID, Spain – The Spanish government has seized operational control of the port of Ceuta to facilitate the installation of temporary shelter tents capable of accommodating more than 1,000 migrants, following a local authority’s refusal to authorise the project. Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Óscar Puente signed an order on Saturday invoking emergency powers […]
Balearic President Accuses Sánchez Of Concealing Migration Alert Affecting The Islands
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain – The president of the Balearic Islands, Marga Prohens, has accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of withholding sensitive information regarding a security alert warning of a high risk of mass irregular arrivals to the archipelago, stating that the regional government only learned of the existence of the alert more than a […]
National Court Backs Judge Investigating Ceuta Migration Crisis After Marlaska Complaint
MADRID, Spain – The Governing Chamber of the National Court has expressed its absolute support for the actions of Judge María Tardón following a complaint from Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska over her decision to prohibit police officers investigating the Ceuta migration crisis from providing information to their superiors. The chamber unanimously adopted the agreement on […]
Police Inform Judge That Ceuta Invasion Was Guided By Moroccan Gendarmes
MADRID, Spain – National Police have informed the investigating judge that the mass entry of more than 70,000 people into Ceuta on July 30 and 31 was guided by Moroccan gendarmes acting under the orders of plainclothes agents, with the objective being different from a migration incident. The report from the National Immigration and Borders […]
‘código 10’ Reveals Government Received Warnings On July 28 And 29 Of Border Assault Risk
MADRID, Spain – The television programme Código 10 has revealed that the Spanish government received official warnings on July 28 and 29 about the risk of a mass border assault in Ceuta, which occurred on July 30, with the programme claiming to have documentary evidence supporting this thesis. Robles suggests CNI informed government before assault […]
Police Union Reports More Than Ten Jihadist Profiles Among Migrants Who Entered Ceuta
MADRID, Spain – The Unified Police Union has reported that more than ten individuals identified among the migrants who stormed the Ceuta border have prior jihadist records, with the organisation demanding greater commitment from the Interior Ministry to complete the identification of all those who entered the autonomous city in late July. According to the […]
Russia Demands Spain Prove Claims Of Involvement In Ceuta Crisis
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia’s Foreign Ministry has called on Spain to provide evidence supporting allegations of Russian involvement in a disinformation campaign that supposedly triggered the migration crisis in the autonomous city of Ceuta, with ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stating that without concrete facts backed by figures, dates, and names, there is nothing to discuss. […]
Over 200 Migrants Expelled For Crimes In Ceuta As Prosecution Reports 23 Sexual Assaults
CEUTA, Spain – The minister in charge of the unified command for managing the migration crisis in Ceuta, Ángel Víctor Torres, has confirmed on Monday that 200 migrants have been expelled after being arrested in the autonomous city as alleged perpetrators of various crimes. Meanwhile, the State Attorney General’s Office has reported 23 sexual assaults […]
Sánchez Exonerates Morocco, Points To Russia And Israel In Ceuta Crisis
MADRID, Spain – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has exonerated Morocco from responsibility for the mass entry of 80,000 people into Ceuta, instead pointing to an “ultra-right international” involving Russian and Israeli networks that he claims spread disinformation on social media. In his first public remarks following more than a month of silence, Sánchez asserted during […]
Police fire warning shots as migrants storm Ceuta reception centre
CEUTA, Spain – National Police intervened on Monday morning in Loma Colmenar, Ceuta, after hundreds of Maghrebi migrants camped outside the reception tents attempted to force their way into the facility en masse. The situation required the deployment of a large police operation, with officers carrying out charges to contain the gathered crowd and firing […]