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Key points
- Ceuta’s government said 1,500 to 2,000 people entered from Morocco during the past 10 days, with hundreds more estimated to arrive Thursday.
- Regional President Jesus Vivas requested troops to restore border control and described the situation as a humanitarian and social emergency.
- Spain’s Interior Ministry rejected a national emergency declaration, saying that mechanism does not apply to migration crises, while promising additional resources.
- Many arrivals travelled by water on inflatable devices, while others crossed overland by scaling fences, according to footage and state media reports.
- The Interior Ministry said it was coordinating with Morocco and attributed the increase to people-smuggling networks exploiting a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Large groups entered Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, while the enclave’s administration sought emergency status and military assistance.
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Ceuta reported hundreds of additional arrivals Thursday, while Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska was expected to visit Friday to assess the situation.
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