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Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies
The Telegraph ^ | August 7, 2026

Posted on 08/07/2026 4:18:14 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Spain announced it would temporarily establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy as a row between the two countries over the influx of migrants into Ceuta intensified.

Passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for visitors and maritime passengers arriving from Italy from midnight on Friday until Sept 7 "amid the persistent irregular migratory pressure" from Rome, the Spanish government declared.

Spain said the measures would apply while Italy applied its own measures, which Rome said were motivated by the mass migration rush by 72,000 people to Spain's African exclave of Ceuta on July 30.

Hours earlier, Spain threatened Italy with countermeasures if it did not swiftly lift its own border checks, drawing a rebuff from Rome.

Of the 72,000 people who entered Ceuta, 70,000 had returned to Morocco, according to official Spanish figures, while many, including children, were still in the exclave in dire conditions.

Spanish authorities said 80 people died in the crossings, although rights groups estimated the total to be higher.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: European Union
KEYWORDS: ceuta; europeanunion; italy; schengenagreement; spain

1 posted on 08/07/2026 4:18:14 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

They’re not migrants they are Leeches that want free stuff for life


2 posted on 08/07/2026 4:19:28 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The โ€œchildrenโ€ have no ID papers and so who knows if they are 17 or 27.


3 posted on 08/07/2026 4:39:55 PM PDT by Freee-dame (The left never dreamed that Trump would be back in the White House in 2025. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Oh, I’m sure that Italy will be all upset by strict border controls with Spain!


4 posted on 08/07/2026 4:41:48 PM PDT by oldplayer (Anyon)
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To: butlerweave

Yeah, just like shoplifters are shoppers.


5 posted on 08/07/2026 6:33:14 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Spanish authorities said 80 people died in the crossings, although rights groups estimated the total to be higher.”

I’m having trouble working up some compassion if those are invaders.


6 posted on 08/07/2026 6:34:54 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: oldplayer

Look at maps of the peak of Germany’s control of Europe, and maps of Hitler’s ambitions for control of Europe, and then compare that to the extent of the current EU. It’s sobering.


7 posted on 08/07/2026 7:10:25 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: oldplayer

Look at maps of the peak of Germany’s control of Europe, and maps of Hitler’s ambitions for control of Europe, and then compare that to the extent of the current EU. It’s sobering.


8 posted on 08/07/2026 7:10:26 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: MinorityRepublican

Matthew 24:7
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“œ


9 posted on 08/07/2026 7:14:01 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by ๐Ÿ™ the prophesied set before you." ) I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Ooooooh ! ! ! ... Spain is retaliating against Italy . . .

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260807-spain-imposes-border-checks-on-italy-amid-ceuta-migration-row


10 posted on 08/08/2026 12:59:40 AM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Of the 72,000 people who entered Ceuta, 70,000 had returned to Morocco”

Yeah ... Nobody believes that. The invasion was too highly organized for TPTB to give up so easily.


11 posted on 08/08/2026 1:06:09 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: MinorityRepublican

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2085801158912713214

https://www.elpueblodeceuta.es/

Rapes, TB...

WTG, Spain.

I wonder how many of these migrants have made, are making their way to the UK...


12 posted on 08/09/2026 3:35:29 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ)
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