Spain asks EU for help to process 5,000 Ceuta migrants amid local unrest
Thousands of migrants remain in the Spanish enclave, triggering anger among Ceuta residents. Spain has asked Europe’s Border and Coastguard Agency, Frontex, for help to process some 5,000 migrants in Ceuta who crossed into the North African territory one month ago.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Spain has asked Europe’s Border and Coastguard Agency, Frontex, for help to process some 5,000 migrants in Ceuta who crossed into the North African territory one month ago.
- Fact 2: Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from Ceuta beach to shelters Spain requests emergency funding from the EU over Ceuta migrants Anti-migrant protesters burn tents in Ceuta and block Red Cross aid Grande-Marlaska also requested an extra 10 Frontex officers to speed up screening efforts.
- Fact 3: Authorities say between 5,000 and 8,000 migrants, including unaccompanied children, still in Ceuta are among the 72,000 people who crossed the border from Morocco on July 30.
- Fact 4: The rush killed 82 people on the Spanish side of the border and 14 on the Moroccan side, according to official numbers.
Thousands of migrants remain in the Spanish enclave, triggering anger among Ceuta residents. Spain has asked Europe’s Border and Coastguard Agency, Frontex, for help to process some 5,000 migrants in Ceuta who crossed into the North African territory one month ago.
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska sent the request to Beate Gminder, the European Commission’s director general for migration and home affairs, on Friday. Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from Ceuta beach to shelters Spain requests emergency funding from the EU over Ceuta migrants Anti-migrant protesters burn tents in Ceuta and block Red Cross aid Grande-Marlaska also requested an extra 10 Frontex officers to speed up screening efforts. Spanish authorities must identify those remaining in Ceuta to establish whether they are entitled to international protection or, if not, begin procedures for their return.
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