Migrants scale a border fence at the rocky shoreline of Ceuta as Spanish authorities watch from below.
New York Times
July 30, 2026 · Ceuta, SpainInternational Edition
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The Ceuta Crisis · Morocco–Spain Border · July 2026
AP Photo · Ceuta, SpainBreaking
Thousands of Migrants Storm Ceuta in Mass Border Crossing
Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency on July 30, 2026, as an estimated 8,000 migrants from Morocco entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta — one of the largest single-day border events in European history.
Photo Essay
Ceuta · July 30, 2026
A group celebrates upon reaching Spanish soil in Ceuta after crossing from Morocco.
EPA
Hundreds swim toward shore while thousands more wait on the Moroccan hillside — one of Europe's largest single-day crossings.
AP
Thousands gather on a hillside on the Moroccan side of the border in anticipation of the crossing.
AFP
The scale of the gathering — estimated at over 8,000 — was described by Spanish officials as unprecedented.
Reuters
Sources
Press CoverageCNNCeuta Emergency: Thousands of Moroccans Enter Spanish Enclave
Jul 30, 2026↗
AP NewsSpain, Morocco and the EU: Inside the Immigration Crisis
Jul 30, 2026↗
GuardianThousands Enter Spanish Enclave Ceuta from Morocco
Jul 30, 2026↗
Le MondeHundreds of Migrants Enter Spain's Ceuta Territory from Morocco
Jul 30, 2026↗
By the Numbers
8,000+
Migrants crossed
in a single day
2
Enclaves affected
Ceuta and Melilla
3
EU emergency sessions
convened within 48 hrs
2021
Last major crossing
May crisis, similar scale
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