Ceuta Surge in 48 Hours Dwarfs Spain's Entire 2025 Migration Caseload

Roughly 60,000 migrants crossed into Spain's enclave of Ceuta from Morocco beginning July 30, 2026, with 72 deaths confirmed. That two-day influx exceeded the 54,597 people Spain's Humanitarian Attention Program processed across all of 2025 — a year that saw irregular arrivals fall 36–37%, the lowest in five years, per official data. Spain installed a floating barrier; most migrants returned to Morocco, citing hunger and hostility.