The Spanish government has decided to send troops to its North African enclave of Ceuta to strengthen security amid a sharp increase in the number of illegal migrants, writes EFE.
On the evening of July 30, the Spanish Ministry of Interior announced that 60 military personnel from the Armed Forces and an additional 30 Civil Guard officers would be sent to Ceuta. The military personnel are to support law enforcement in ensuring security and order in the city.
The decision was made after about 1,500 migrants crossed from Morocco to Ceuta by sea in the last week. Local authorities stated that they could no longer cope with such an influx of people.
The President of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, earlier urged the government in Madrid to declare a state of emergency and take control of the situation in the city. He warned that local services were overwhelmed due to the large number of new migrants.
Initially, the Spanish Ministry of Interior refused to consider introducing a state of emergency, stating that migration flows do not fall under the risks that allow the use of the corresponding civil protection regime. However, after the situation escalated, authorities decided to strengthen security with the help of the military.
Ceuta is a small Spanish enclave on the coast of North Africa, bordering Morocco. Together with Melilla, it has a special status and is one of the main routes through which migrants try to enter the EU territory.
The migration situation has become more complicated after a recent decision by the Spanish Supreme Court. In July, the court ruled that migrants detained at sea while attempting to reach Ceuta or Melilla cannot be automatically and immediately returned under the special regime of refusal of entry that operates in these enclaves. Each migrant's case must be considered individually.
Inspired by this, more and more people are venturing on the dangerous sea route. Many swim for hours, clinging to ordinary inflatable rings. In recent days alone, at least four people have died.
In parallel, the European Parliament in June supported new migration rules that allow EU countries to send migrants who have been denied asylum to special centers in third countries.
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