Spanish Police Clear Migrant Camp on Ceuta Beach Ahead of Royal Visit

Spanish police on Sunday cleared a migrant camp on a beach in the North ​African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of ‌thousands crossed the border from Morocco over two months ago, the Spanish government said.
More than 72,000 crossed the ​border from Morocco into Ceuta in late ​July. While most of the migrants later ⁠went back, at least 10,000 remain in ​the Spanish enclave in North Africa, straining local ​resources and fuelling tensions.
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Item 1 of 3 Riot police officers clear part of the makeshift migrant camp at Benitez beach during an operation that, according to police, aims to establish a security perimeter around Ceuta’s desalination plant, following the mass crossing of migrants from Morocco, in Ceuta, Spain, September 27, 2026. REUTERS/Manu Brabo
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Oct 4 (Reuters) – Spanish police on Sunday cleared a migrant camp on a beach in the North ​African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of ‌thousands crossed the border from Morocco over two months ago, the Spanish government said.
More than 72,000 crossed the ​border from Morocco into Ceuta in late ​July. While most of the migrants later ⁠went back, at least 10,000 remain in ​the Spanish enclave in North Africa, straining local ​resources and fuelling tensions.
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Police moved migrants from Trampolin beach, where around 3,000 people were living in tents and makeshift ​homes for two months, to temporary accommodation ​where they will be processed or can go back ‌to ⁠Morocco, a Spanish interior ministry spokesman told Reuters on Sunday.
Tensions have persisted over the presence of migrants sleeping rough in the tiny enclave, which ​is home ​to 80,000 ⁠people. Locals held a demonstration on Saturday calling for the migrants ​to leave.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia are ​due ⁠to visit Ceuta on October 13 to 14 for the first time in his 12-year reign. ⁠The ​visit comes amid longstanding friction ​with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over both Ceuta and Spain’s ​other North African enclave, Melilla.