Juan Jesús Vivas, the president of Ceuta, demanded the deployment of additional police and troops “to guarantee the inviolability of the frontier” and citizens’ safety. He also called on the central government to declare a national emergency over the crossings.

The president of Ceuta has urged the Spanish government to declare a national emergency. Photograph: Reuters

Vivas had said on Wednesday that migrant reception centres were overwhelmed, with hundreds of people sleeping on the streets. He said Ceuta needed “more resources, more infrastructure, more regulation and effective coordination between all the administrations”.

“We’re not looking for privileges; we’re looking for a fair and responsible solution in line with our reality,” he added.

On Thursday evening, Spain’s interior ministry announced that 60 members of the armed forces would be deployed to Ceuta, along with an additional 30 Guardia Civil officers.

“The armed forces will reinforce the Guardia Civil in the exercise of its powers and any others that may be necessary to maintain security in the city of Ceuta,” the ministry said.

But it rejected calls for the declaration of a national emergency, saying such emergencies could not be declared over migration issues, and could only be declared in response to dire meteorological events – such as the current wildfires – or in the face of a volcanic or nuclear threat.

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is due to travel to Ceuta on Friday with the interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska.

Sánchez said his government would provide “an immediate response” to the situation in Ceuta, which echoes the border crisis in 2021 when more than 8,000 people arrived in just two days.

“We’re mobilising all necessary resources, working with Moroccan and international authorities, and preparing the necessary measures to restore normality as soon as possible,” he said in a post on X.

“I just conveyed this to President Vivas. This is the moment to build solutions, with responsibility and cooperation.”

This month Spain’s supreme court ruled that migrants intercepted at sea while attempting to reach Ceuta – or Spain’s other north African territory of Melilla – could not be summarily returned under the enclaves’ special border rejection regime.

The Guardia Civil spokesperson told Reuters: “It has been a slow trickle since the supreme court’s ruling, but today has been an explosion.”

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the conservative opposition People’s party, to which Vivas belongs, said the situation was desperate. “The government can’t look the other way,” he added, “because we are facing a national security crisis.”

Santiago Abascal, who leads the far-right Vox party, described the incident as an “invasion” and said those crossing into Ceuta were not fleeing war or poverty but had been summoned by Sánchez’s government to ensure he could remain in power.

Moroccan government sources attributed the surge to “criminal organisations” and said its cooperation with Spain remained “exemplary”.

The mass crossing into Ceuta in May 2021 came amid heightened tensions between Madrid and Rabat over Spain’s decision to allow a Western Sahara independence leader to be treated for Covid-19 in Spain. Speaking at the time, Sánchez hinted at a link between the sudden relaxing of border controls and the diplomatic tensions.

“As the president of Spain, I believe firmly that Morocco is a partner country, it’s a country that is a friend of Spain and it should continue this way,” he said. “To be effective, this cooperation needs to always be based on respect. Respect for mutual borders.”

Ceuta and Melilla make up the EU’s only land border with Africa. Both cities periodically experience crowds of would-be migrants attempting to enter to reach Europe.

>>1526503
Shut up with religious dogmas, righty. They’re people who need help not the average right wing apocalyptic nightmare. They’re your own neighbor

>>1526503
Cuerta is rightful Moroccan clay.

>esl is shitting out their quota today so they can get back to gooning to tranny dick

>>1526506
I thought mentally ill trannies all used reddit? What are you doing here? You won't find bathrooms to invade or kids to molest on 4chan.

>>1526516
Wrong board
>>>/lgbt/

where are my conquistadors when I need them?

>>1526503
Love how the cops are just standing there like "Welllppppp..." Spain is cucked.

>>1526610
Fuck do you expect them to do?

>>1526505
>Santiago Abascal, who leads the far-right Vox party, described the incident as an “invasion” and said those crossing into Ceuta were not fleeing war or poverty but had been summoned by Sánchez’s government to ensure he could remain in power.
I've never once seen a far-right party actually explain how bringing in a bunch of people who can't vote is supposed to help a party stay in power.

>>1526506
They don't need help retard. They're economic migrants.

>>1526659
shoot

>>1526676
34 people died already. Spain could have probably killed 34 people right away as an example, and then 60,000 people would have not crossed after getting the message. I'm so sick of Europeans being pushovers.

>>1526506
I'm all for refugee amnesty and stuff like this but these are thousands running at the same time away from no disaster.

They are Invaders and most likely after women.

>>1526679
Retard learn context. This is what happens when a country deliberately bottlenecks the people trying to leave it then lets them all go at once. It's the immigration equivalent to a traffic jam and intentionally done by Morroco to fuck with Spain.

Under normal circumstances this same group would've trickled in over months, but the Morrocan government deliberately held them up until suddenly approving all of them to leave at once.

>>1526680
You've got it all wrong you fucking idiot. These migrants surged to Cueta because of a recent ruling by the Spanish courts that said Spain can't immediately deport migrants that come by sea. And the migrants think that they'll be able to stay once they get to Cueta.

>>1526683
The ruling was a month ago. Most of the migrants literally are unaware of it. Morocco has done this exact thing before, most notably back in 2021.

>>1526506
yes yes and you american leftists should turn your homes into a homeless shelter otherwise ur a filth ridden hypocrite who deserves to die

>>1526685
I'm relaying back to you what the Spanish president and the authorities said, and you're trying to tell me that Morocco held up immigration like they'd kinked a garden hose, then set it suddenly lose. That's ridiculous.

Its weird that this is easily recorded and documented in Spain, where the border is completely unprotected, but there's never recordings like this in America
I guess it just doesn't happen here?

>>1526689
Our border is like a thousand times larger you silly man.

Number of rapes is going to shoot up 40,000% now

>>1526686
>N-no
>I-I just want to take all your money via the force of the government to give it to them!
>I-I am very moral!!!

>>1526689
There's plenty of images you gay HIV faggot.
It takes 5 seconds to use google so you don't look retarded, retard.

>>1526693
>i want a bunch of soon to be homeless people in the country I'll be fine though because i'm a pissbaby with money who lives in a gated community. Everyone else is a racist for being against the idea!

>>1526691
>>1526694
uh oh, esl shill bot is malfunctioning again
pick a side, its either too big to take pictures or we have all the pictures

>>1526695
How about just not let them stay in the country?

>>1526696
Hey retard there are more than two people who use this website

1526699
>esl shill bot runs ImARealBoy.lua
>its not very effective...

>>1526700
Oh yeah I forgot I'm on /news/ where the bot who doesn't reply correctly is.

>>1526698
idk ask the leftist pissbabies

>MIGA retards find a way to get angry at african immigants in africa

>>1526704
Are the leftists in the room now?

>>1526706
who did you vote for?

>>1526709
Can we be inclusive of esl shill and not predicate all this on questions they can't answer?

>>1526689
>Its weird that this is easily recorded and documented in Spain, where the border is completely unprotected, but there's never recordings like this in America
>I guess it just doesn't happen here?
This didn't happen in mainland spain. It happened on a tiny coastal city that was part of the African continent and unconnected to mainland spain, rather than part of europe.
The only country next to it was morroco.

>>1526706
Usually yeah

Does American media even tell you Ceuta is in Africa? These people are literally stuck and all leave again eventually when they realise it's not some golden ticket like their JewTok feed told them.

>>1526753
BOOGA BOOGA BOOMER, BLAH PEOPLE ARE COMIN

>>1526688
Yeah, they'd never let their migrants go ham whenever Spain isn't towing the line on the kerfuffle about the Western Sahara. Just absolute hokum.

I have no idea why they don't simply put troops on their border, arm them with machine guns and rifles and tell them to shoot all and any foreigners trying to break into their country. It'd be over in a day yet these euro fucks act like they are defenceless.

Honestly, I'm not exaggerating or using rhetoric here. I genuinely mean and want foe troops to start executing these subhuman filth, no questions asked. It pisses me off so much they just let it happen.

>>1526782
'Muh racism' is the answer.
Also, an update: local authorities estimate that 6000 foreigners invaded the area. Residents of the small town have barricaded themselves in their homes.

>>1526784
>6000
Meant 60,000.

>>1526782
>>1526784
>>1526785
>Local retards do not realize Ceuta is a enclave literally across the ocean from mainland spain

>>1526782
>I have no idea why they don't simply
Same reason your country don't do it.

>>1526786
What does that have to do with an invading force of illegals?

>>1526794
>Africans found in Africa

>Africans belong in Africa
>No, not like that!

>>1526795
>>1526798
Normally this is the logic used to ethnically cleanse all other kinds of Africans in favor of sub-saharans, so I'm glad it's being applied more evenly.

>>1526798
Africa is a large continent with dozens of nations and hundreds of ethnicities.

>events blown vastly out of proportion to benefit a political narrative
whoah

>>1526503
It is all one big fat lie from mainstream media. The situation is much worse then what they are reporting for the public and here is a video, if anyone is interested to see what is really happening at Ceuta border.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLtpNv4dvLE

>>1526511
Than Alaska is Canadian, right?

>>1526677
>60,000 people
That approximate number is 100 000 peoples, the mainstream media has lied to the public, look this video until the end if you are interested in full story with correct investigational information. >>1527698

Fucktards, there is no point in reading this whole thread. All of what are you talking about is who is right/left, who is wrong or whatever the fucking stupid argument you come up with.
>heh i am right and you are wrong
>retard
>right winger, left winger
>trannyfaggot
Manchildrens all of you and that's not even trolling, that's pure retardation.

>>1526506
Nice bait. Those men have the main objective of stealing from the locals and raping