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Spain says almost all migrants have returned to Morocco from Ceuta

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Spain says almost all migrants have returned to Morocco from Ceuta
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What the report says

Spain said that nearly all migrants who crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco have now been sent back, according to Anadolu Agency Africa. The report centers on comments from Spain’s foreign minister, who said the Schengen area’s integrity remained intact and pushed back against what he described as misleading claims about the situation.

The development follows a period of tension around Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the North African coast that sits at the edge of the EU’s external border. The article indicates that the main issue was the movement of migrants from Morocco into Ceuta and the subsequent return process, though the full article text was not available. Because of that limitation, exact figures, timing and the operational details of the returns are not provided in the supplied evidence.

The episode matters because Ceuta is one of the most sensitive migration flashpoints between Spain and Morocco, and border developments there can quickly affect broader debates over European migration policy and border management. In general terms, Spain has often relied on cooperation with Moroccan authorities to manage crossings in the area, but that background should be understood as context rather than a specific claim from the available report.

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