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UPDATED Aug 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET

Jul 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM ET

Spain sends over 25,000 migrants back to Morocco from Ceuta

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Ceuta officials said Spain returned more than 25,000 migrants to Morocco and estimated at least 34 deaths.

WHO: Juan Jesús Vivas, president of Ceuta

WHAT: Estimated that Spain sent over 25,000 migrants back to Morocco from Ceuta; said at least 34 people died

WHEN: Jul 31, 2026 at 2:45 PM ET

WHERE: Ceuta

WHY: Spain returned migrants to Morocco from Ceuta after they entered the enclave from Morocco

How this story developed (showing 34 of 34 earlier reports)

Spain records EU’s top jihadist arrests in · Aug 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
Ceuta leader says 100 migrants died in border rush · Aug 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM ET
Experts discuss possible causes of Ceuta border surge · Aug 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM ET
EU commends Spain’s swift response to Ceuta migrants · Aug 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Spain mends EU relations after Ceuta migrant dispute · Aug 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM ET
Ceuta leader accuses Morocco of aiding mass border crossing · Aug 4, 2026 at 7:07 AM ET
Hundreds of migrant children stranded in Spain’s Ceuta · Aug 4, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Moroccans describe limbo after crossing to Ceuta · Aug 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM ET
Ceuta assesses aftermath after most migrants leave · Aug 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM ET
Ceuta assesses aftermath of border migrant surge · Aug 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM ET
Spain calls for solidarity ahead of EU video call · Aug 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Ceuta assesses aftermath as most migrants leave hills · Aug 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM ET
Expert warns Morocco-Spain migration wave signals crisis · Aug 3, 2026 at 5:03 AM ET
57 die as thousands cross into Spain’s Ceuta · Aug 3, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
Ceuta faces chaos after migrant border surge · Aug 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET
Ceuta returns to normal after migrant surge from Morocco · Aug 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
Ceuta residents see normal life resume after migrant surge · Aug 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM ET
Ceuta sees up to 60,000 Moroccans breach borders · Aug 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Ceuta border crisis death toll rises to 67 · Aug 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM ET
Migrants briefly cross into Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco · Aug 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
Spain rounds up Moroccans in Ceuta amid local opposition · Aug 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM ET
Spain ramps up security after migrants cross border · Aug 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM ET
Ceuta mayor says enclave life disrupted by migrant influx · Aug 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM ET
Ceuta residents angered by mass migrant influx · Aug 1, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
60,000 migrants enter Ceuta from Morocco, president says · Jul 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Tens of thousands of migrants cross into Spain from Morocco · Jul 31, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET
Spain deploys military after migrant surge in Ceuta · Jul 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM ET
Spain deploys military to restore order in Ceuta · Jul 31, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
Spain deploys military to Ceuta after migrant deaths · Jul 30, 2026 at 9:49 PM ET
White House blasts Spain over Ceuta migrant surge · Jul 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
Ceuta asks Spain for emergency as thousands cross · Jul 30, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
Hundreds swim from Morocco to Ceuta border area · Jul 30, 2026 at 8:11 AM ET
Hundreds of migrants attempt swim toward Ceuta · Jul 29, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
Hundreds of migrants swim from Morocco to Ceuta · Jul 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM ET

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