We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Police move hundreds of migrants still in Ceuta off beaches in Spanish enclave Spanish police in Ceuta on Friday morning started moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of the Spanish enclave to a new tented area. Several thousand migrants remain in Ceuta after tens of thousands of people crossed the border with Morocco in late July. This picture shows large tents at the new Los Rosales migrant reception camp, where more than 800 people have been transferred from the Loma Colmenar camp, in Ceuta, on September 12, 2026. © Antonio Sempere, Police on Friday began moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta to the Spanish enclave's port area.
During the transfer, the police struggled to contain crowds of people jostling to secure a spot at the new tented site after weeks of living on the beaches. Authorities say there are enough tents for 1,700 people. Read moreThe Ceuta effect: how far will Europe's anti-migrant backlash go?
Tens of thousands of migrants flooded across the border fromMorocco in late July and though most quickly returned, several thousand have remained with many now sleeping rough on the territory's beaches. Police started rounding up the migrants at 6:30am ( ), according to a Spanish government source in Ceuta. The tent city in the port has showers and beds, the source added.
Ceuta authorities estimate that 13,000 migrants have remained in the 18.5 square kilometre (7.2 square mile) territory. The central government says the figure is lower. The Spanish government went ahead with the transfer despite opposition from the conservative local authority.
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