Thousands protest in Spain as Ceuta’s migration crisis festers a month on

Spain faces unrest as residents protest, while migrants and asylum seekers search for shelter and resources in Ceuta.Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026Thousands of protesters have rallied across Spain against the ongoing migrant crisis in Ceuta, a small Spanish territory on the African coast.Roughly 50,000 people gathered in Madrid alone on Wednesday. In Ceuta itself, residents draped Spanish and city flags over their shoulders.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from Ceuta beach to shelterslist 2 of 3Spain plans transfer of 500 migrant children from Ceuta to mainlandlist 3 of 3Migrant women face sexual assault in Ceutaend of list“Expel the invaders” and “Ceuta is not for sale, Ceuta must be defended” were among the crowd’s chants.The protests fell on Ceuta Day, a local holiday that marks the Portuguese takeover of the North African city in the 15th century.They also come a little more than a month after more than 70,000 migrants and asylum seekers crossed en masse from Morocco into Ceuta on July 30 and 31. The deadly surge killed at least 80 people.While many of the arrivals have returned to Africa, some remain. Estimates vary as ...