Up to 3,000 Migrants Surge Into Spain's Ceuta in a Single Day, Doubling 2026 Arrivals

Between 2,000 and 3,000 migrants — mostly Moroccan nationals — crossed into Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta from Morocco on foot on July 30, 2026, entering via the border breakwater without authorization. The single-day surge roughly doubled Ceuta's total migrant arrivals for the year. Spain deployed the military after the regional government requested army support and a border closure.