Spain Expels Thousands at Ceuta, Proposes Regularising a Million Migrants, as EU Convenes Emergency Talks

After 60,000 people surged into Spain's enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in July 2026 — with at least 72 deaths — Spain expelled tens of thousands under bilateral arrangements with Rabat. Meanwhile, PM Sánchez's government proposed regularising (granting legal status to) up to one million undocumented migrants to ease labour shortages. The EU has called an emergency meeting as internal divisions over migration policy resurface.