Spain's PM blames Ceuta migrant influx on criminal networks manipulating recent court ruling
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday (July 31, 2026) that the sudden influx of migrants to the north African enclave Ceuta was caused
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday (July 31, 2026) that the sudden influx of migrants to the north African enclave Ceuta was caused by a trafficking mafia spreading rumours about a recent court ruling on immigration.
A Spanish Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that immediate returns of migrants crossing the border illegally did not apply to those arriving by sea.
"What has emerged from our talks with Moroccan authorities is that trafficking mafias took a self-serving interpretation of a Supreme Court ruling," he said. That
interpretation "spread like wildfire in recent hours."
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