Posted on 07/30/2026 7:11:47 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta is experiencing a humanitarian and security emergency after 1,500 migrants reached the city by swimming across from Morocco over the past week, the territory's leader said on Thursday.
Ceuta, together with Melilla - another Spanish autonomous city located in North Africa - represents the European Union's only land border with Africa. Both cities periodically experience surges in attempted crossings by migrants seeking to reach Europe.
Speaking in separate interviews with radio stations Cadena SER and Onda Cero, Juan Jesus Vivas said the recent influx had overwhelmed the city's reception system and left hundreds of migrants sleeping outside.
"We are facing a situation of absolute humanitarian and social emergency," Vivas told Cadena SER, adding that facilities for unaccompanied minors were operating at 2,400% of capacity.
In comments to Onda Cero, he described the situation as a national emergency and called for a "decisive, forceful, immediate and coordinated" response under a single command structure.
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
They’ve got money. Saved skipping out of NATO.
They swam across?
The MIC may have saved America. It prevented us from being like Europe.
Is Spain putting them in 4-Star Hotels like Biden did?
Did you all see the pictures. All of them were fighting aged men. We feel sorry for you citizens getting stepped on by these invaders. And your government is worthless to protect you it seems. We wish you luck.
Authorities in Ceuta have asked for the government in Madrid to declare a national emergency and requested army intervention, as thousands crossed into the tiny Spanish territory.
Footage filmed at Tarajal beach shows a crowd of people walking around the breakwaters and running on the beach and roads.pic.twitter.com/ImJbup415A— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 30, 2026
What a load of crap; everyone knows that wide open borders are good for the country.
Hint to Freepers: /sarc/
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