Morocco's role in Ceuta migrant influx
Approximately 60,000 migrants arrived in the Ceuta region over the course of a week, but more than 37,000 of them returned to Morocco. The reasons and developments behind both perspectives are similar: the first relates to Morocco using migrants to pressure Spain, similar to past instances when border authorities overlooked the crossing of Moroccan teenagers in 2021. The second stems from a judicial ruling in Spain that deemed the rapid passage of migrants at the border illegal, leading to changes in border patrol procedures and increased surveillance. Tensions between Spain and Morocco are escalating, especially amid concerns that the crisis might be part of external interests, including efforts by Spain’s international rivals to exacerbate the situation, with repercussions for European-Spanish relations and border security.
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