{"id":1904,"date":"2026-07-31T20:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:11:23","slug":"why-did-nearly-60000-african-migrants-storm-spains-beaches-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1904","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Nearly 60,000 African Migrants Storm Spain\u2019s Beaches?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mass migration event taking place in Ceuta, Spain, is a result of multiple push and pull factors that enticed thousands to make the swim from Morocco this week.<\/p>

Read more Why Did Nearly 60,000 African Migrants Storm Spain\u2019s Beaches?<\/a><\/p>

Between Thursday and Friday, an estimated 60,000 migrants, mainly young men from Morocco, swam around or scaled border fences to reach nearby Ceuta, a Spanish territory of roughly 83,000 residents that sits on the African continent. As of publication, nearly three dozen people are dead, according to The New York Times.<\/p>

For days leading up to the surge, a steady flow of hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish enclave, which is located 11 miles from mainland Spain and can be accessed via ferry.<\/p>

Spain\u2019s Interior Ministry in a Thursday statement attributed the earlier influx to \u201ca court ruling to encourage the flow of undocumented migrants, mostly young people.\u201d<\/p>

Earlier this month, Spain\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that migrants crossing by sea cannot be immediately deported.<\/p>

\u201cIt has been a slow trickle since the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, but today has been an explosion,\u201d a spokesman for Spain\u2019s Guardia Civil police told Reuters Thursday.<\/p>

Earlier this year, Spain\u2019s far-left Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez allowed more than one million migrants to receive amnesty in an effort to counteract \u201cMAGA-style leaders\u201d shutting the doors to illegal immigration, according to The New York Times. The total number of applications was more than double what the government initially expected.<\/p>

\u201cWhat should we do with these people? Some leaders have chosen to hunt them down and deport them through operations that are both unlawful and cruel. My government has chosen a different way: a fast and simple path to regularize their immigration status,\u201d S\u00e1nchez wrote in a New York Times op-ed in February.<\/p>

\u201cMAGA-style leaders may say that our country can\u2019t handle taking in so many migrants \u2014 that this is a suicidal move, the desperate act of a collapsing country. But don\u2019t let them fool you. Spain is booming,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>

S\u00e1nchez traveled to Ceuta on Friday after deploying the Spanish military to quell the ongoing chaos. His government has so far refused to make an emergency declaration, as requested by the local government in Ceuta, since Spain\u2019s civil protection procedures don\u2019t consider migration flows a risk to national security, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>

During his visit, S\u00e1nchez pledged to start removing some of the migrants and fortifying the maritime border.<\/p>

Read more TRUMP: Migrant Invasion Of Spanish Territory Will Be A Midterm Talking Point<\/a><\/p>

\u201cThe Government will guarantee the safety of the residents of Ceuta, intensifying the presence of the Security Forces and Corps on the city\u2019s streets. Additionally, we will deploy a physical containment barrier in the sea to facilitate repatriation at the border, in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling,\u201d S\u00e1nchez said.<\/p>

\u201cWe will expedite the repatriation files of the migrants who arrived irregularly. And we will maintain cooperation with the Moroccan authorities to continue fighting against the mafias that traffic in human beings,\u201d he added.<\/p>

Ceuta right now:<\/p>

\u201cPedro Sanchez, hijo de puta!\u201d pic.twitter.com\/qjA624PYP7<\/p>

\u2014 Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) July 31, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>

On the Moroccan side, authorities clashed overnight with migrants making their way to Ceuta, deploying tear gas and water cannons. In the streets, vehicles were set ablaze amid the chaos.<\/p>

But some migrants say that authorities in Morocco are helping facilitate their movement.<\/p>

Moroccan national Ajoub el-Arrot, 24, who entered Ceuta, Spain, told The New York Times that Moroccan authorities \u201copened the border and let everyone go by,\u201d adding, \u201cI don\u2019t know why they let us through.\u201d<\/p>

Migrants are continuing to flock to nearby Fnideq, Morocco, which has become a launching point for those making the trek to Ceuta.<\/p>

Tensions in Ceuta remain high as migrants who have not eaten in days scour the town for food, as local officials say there\u2019s no plan to feed or shelter the new arrivals. Some of the migrants have already chosen to turn around because they\u2019re not getting any food as grocery stores shut their doors to them.<\/p>

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President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to the American people Friday, saying there could be a similar \u201cinvasion\u201d of U.S. borders if Republicans lose in the upcoming midterms.<\/p>

\u201cIf we\u2019re not in office, our country will be invaded at levels that made Spain look small time,\u201d Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David.<\/p>

Read more Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting From Camp David<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The mass migration event taking place in Ceuta, Spain, is a result of multiple push and pull factors that enticed thousands to make the swim from Morocco this week.Between Thursday and Friday, an estimated 60,000 migrants, mainly young men from Morocco, swam around or scaled border fences to reach nearby Ceuta, a Spanish territory of roughly 83,000 residents that sits on the African continent. As of publication, nearly three dozen people are dead, according to The New York Times.For days leading up to the surge, a steady flow of hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish enclave, which is located 11 miles from mainland Spain and can be accessed via ferry.Spain\u2019s Interior Ministry in a Thursday statement attributed the earlier influx to \u201ca court ruling to encourage the flow of undocumented migrants, mostly young people.\u201dEarlier this month, Spain\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that migrants crossing by sea cannot be immediately deported.\u201cIt has been a slow trickle since the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, but today has been an explosion,\u201d a spokesman for Spain\u2019s Guardia Civil police told Reuters Thursday.Earlier this year, Spain\u2019s far-left Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez allowed more than one million migrants to receive amnesty in an effort to counteract \u201cMAGA-style leaders\u201d shutting the doors to illegal immigration, according to The New York Times. The total number of applications was more than double what the government initially expected.\u201cWhat should we do with these people? Some leaders have chosen to hunt them down and deport them through operations that are both unlawful and cruel. My government has chosen a different way: a fast and simple path to regularize their immigration status,\u201d S\u00e1nchez wrote in a New York Times op-ed in February.\u201cMAGA-style leaders may say that our country can\u2019t handle taking in so many migrants \u2014 that this is a suicidal move, the desperate act of a collapsing country. But don\u2019t let them fool you. Spain is booming,\u201d he wrote.S\u00e1nchez traveled to Ceuta on Friday after deploying the Spanish military to quell the ongoing chaos. His government has so far refused to make an emergency declaration, as requested by the local government in Ceuta, since Spain\u2019s civil protection procedures don\u2019t consider migration flows a risk to national security, the Associated Press reported.During his visit, S\u00e1nchez pledged to start removing some of the migrants and fortifying the maritime border.\u201cThe Government will guarantee the safety of the residents of Ceuta, intensifying the presence of the Security Forces and Corps on the city\u2019s streets. Additionally, we will deploy a physical containment barrier in the sea to facilitate repatriation at the border, in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling,\u201d S\u00e1nchez said.\u201cWe will expedite the repatriation files of the migrants who arrived irregularly. And we will maintain cooperation with the Moroccan authorities to continue fighting against the mafias that traffic in human beings,\u201d he added.Ceuta right now:\u201cPedro Sanchez, hijo de puta!\u201d pic.twitter.com\/qjA624PYP7\u2014 Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) July 31, 2026On the Moroccan side, authorities clashed overnight with migrants making their way to Ceuta, deploying tear gas and water cannons. In the streets, vehicles were set ablaze amid the chaos.But some migrants say that authorities in Morocco are helping facilitate their movement.Moroccan national Ajoub el-Arrot, 24, who entered Ceuta, Spain, told The New York Times that Moroccan authorities \u201copened the border and let everyone go by,\u201d adding, \u201cI don\u2019t know why they let us through.\u201dMigrants are continuing to flock to nearby Fnideq, Morocco, which has become a launching point for those making the trek to Ceuta.Tensions in Ceuta remain high as migrants who have not eaten in days scour the town for food, as local officials say there\u2019s no plan to feed or shelter the new arrivals. Some of the migrants have already chosen to turn around because they\u2019re not getting any food as grocery stores shut their doors to them.(Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT \/ AFP via Getty Images)President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to the American people Friday, saying there could be a similar \u201cinvasion\u201d of U.S. borders if Republicans lose in the upcoming midterms.\u201cIf we\u2019re not in office, our country will be invaded at levels that made Spain look small time,\u201d Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Did Nearly 60,000 African Migrants Storm Spain\u2019s Beaches? - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1904\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Did Nearly 60,000 African Migrants Storm Spain\u2019s Beaches? - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The mass migration event taking place in Ceuta, Spain, is a result of multiple push and pull factors that enticed thousands to make the swim from Morocco this week.Between Thursday and Friday, an estimated 60,000 migrants, mainly young men from Morocco, swam around or scaled border fences to reach nearby Ceuta, a Spanish territory of roughly 83,000 residents that sits on the African continent. 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In the streets, vehicles were set ablaze amid the chaos.But some migrants say that authorities in Morocco are helping facilitate their movement.Moroccan national Ajoub el-Arrot, 24, who entered Ceuta, Spain, told The New York Times that Moroccan authorities \u201copened the border and let everyone go by,\u201d adding, \u201cI don\u2019t know why they let us through.\u201dMigrants are continuing to flock to nearby Fnideq, Morocco, which has become a launching point for those making the trek to Ceuta.Tensions in Ceuta remain high as migrants who have not eaten in days scour the town for food, as local officials say there\u2019s no plan to feed or shelter the new arrivals. 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