{"id":1467,"date":"2026-08-12T12:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:13:52","slug":"report-ceuta-migrants-reach-mainland-spain-despite-government-denials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1467","title":{"rendered":"Report: Ceuta Migrants Reach Mainland Spain Despite Government Denials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Dozens of migrants who entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta during last month\u2019s massive border surge have reportedly reached mainland Spain, contradicting the socialist government\u2019s insistence that none had left the North African enclave.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1466\">Trump Administration Ends Medicaid Funding for Sex-Change Procedures on Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sky News reported Tuesday, citing Spanish police sources, that about 75 migrants who entered Ceuta in late July had reached Andaluc\u00eda in southern Spain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpanish sources in Andaluc\u00eda said that around 75 migrants out of the estimated 72,000 who entered Ceuta illegally in a mass rush to the border at the end of July had reached the mainland,\u201d Sky News reported.<\/p>\n<p>The report directly conflicts with assurances from the government of socialist Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody has left the city towards the peninsula, nor can they do so,\u201d Foreign Minister Jos\u00e9 Manuel Albares said Tuesday during a visit to Ceuta.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of mostly male North African migrants entered Ceuta on July 30, overwhelming the territory\u2019s law enforcement, migrant processing facilities and other public services. Estimates have placed the number of arrivals between 60,000 and 80,000, approaching Ceuta\u2019s normal population of about 80,000.<\/p>\n<p>The surge followed a Spanish judicial ruling preventing authorities from immediately returning migrants who reach Spanish territory by land and requiring a longer legal process before removal.<\/p>\n<p>Ceuta President and Mayor Juan Jes\u00fas Vivas has sharply criticized Madrid\u2019s response and disputed the government\u2019s portrayal of the crisis as under control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCeuta has suffered and continues to suffer an invasion,\u201d Vivas said Tuesday. \u201cWe calculate that 10,000 immigrants are still in Ceuta and this creates an unsustainable situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1465\">Morning Greatness: Trump\u2019s Mail-In Voting Restrictions Blocked Nationwide by Federal Judge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reaction of the government has not been on par with the demands of what occurred,\u201d he added. \u201cA violation of the territorial integrity of Spain has occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The numbers provided by Madrid and local officials have also raised questions about the whereabouts of thousands of migrants. El Pa\u00eds reported that the S\u00e1nchez government says 70,000 people entered Ceuta and 7,000 have been deported. El Mundo reported Monday that local officials estimate about 11,000 remain in Ceuta out of roughly 80,000 who entered.<\/p>\n<p>Police sources told Sky News the crossings to mainland Spain represented a \u201cworrying reactivation\u201d of the migration route across the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n<p>Albares nevertheless maintained Tuesday that the government would ultimately remove those who entered illegally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUp to the last person who entered irregularly into Spain will return to Morocco,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>El Pa\u00eds noted that Albares did not provide a specific timetable or mechanism for carrying out those removals.<\/p>\n<p>The reports that migrants have reached mainland Spain add to mounting questions over Madrid\u2019s handling of the crisis and whether the S\u00e1nchez government has accurately accounted for those who entered Ceuta.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1463\">Appeals Court Clears Way for Thousands of Lawsuits Against Meta, TikTok Over Child Addiction Claims<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of migrants who entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta during last month\u2019s massive border surge have reportedly reached mainland Spain\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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