50,000 Migrants Cross Into Spain's Ceuta in One Day; at Least 67 Dead

50,000 Migrants Cross Into Spain's Ceuta in One Day; at Least 67 Dead

Roughly 50,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on Morocco's coast, in a single day in late July 2026. At least 67 died, per Al Jazeera. Spain activated a crisis response, installed a floating barrier, and called an urgent EU interior ministers meeting. King Mohammed VI coordinated the return of about 49,000 to Morocco.

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