Migrants Break Through Spanish Border, Military Deployed
Italy urged a Schengen suspension as Spain said 200 soldiers, a diving unit and a military vessel would reinforce Ceuta after the crossing.
- On July 30, video footage captured roughly 2,000 to 3,000 migrants swimming and forcing gates as they crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, overwhelming the Guardia Civil police force in the Spanish enclave.
- A Guardia Civil spokesperson described the breach as an "explosion" following a "slow trickle" since the Supreme Court ruling, marking escalation in migration pressure at the European Union's only land border with Africa.
- The Spanish Interior Ministry announced reinforcements including three platoons of 20 soldiers each, a military vessel, and a diving unit, while increasing special police intervention units to 200 personnel.
- Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini demanded Spain's suspension from the Schengen Area, with Tajani writing that irregular immigration "poses a danger to national security" and encourages human trafficking.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated his government is "fully focused" on restoring normality, while Conservative opposition leader Alberto Feijoo criticized the policy, calling the situation a "national security crisis.
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