State Department raises travel warning for part of Spain as migrant surge sparks military deployment

The State Department connected Saturday raised its Travel Advisory for Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta to Level 3: Reconsider Travel aft tens of thousands of migrants surged into the Spanish territory from neighboring Morocco, prompting a large information response.

The updated advisory warns that the "massive and uncontrolled accomplishment of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta whitethorn pb to unpredictable and unsafe information situations."

"Spain has deployed the Spanish military, Spanish National Police, and Guardia Civil arsenic a effect of this superior situation," the advisory states. "Americans should reconsider question to the country fixed the risks posed to their information and security."

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The advisory applies lone to Ceuta, an autonomous Spanish metropolis connected the bluish seashore of Africa that borders Morocco. The remainder of Spain remains nether its existing question advisory level.

Spanish officials person scrambled to respond aft tens of thousands of migrants crossed into Ceuta this week. Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas said Friday that astir 60,000 migrants entered the enclave implicit a 24-hour period, portion Spain's Interior Ministry aboriginal estimated astir 50,000 arrivals since Thursday. Authorities said thousands person since returned to Morocco.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain would boost the beingness of information forces successful Ceuta, deploy a carnal oversea obstruction to assistance facilitate repatriations and proceed moving with Moroccan authorities to combat quality trafficking networks.

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A representation shows Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous metropolis connected the North African seashore bordering Morocco. (Fox News)

Authorities person linked the migrant surge to a caller Spanish Supreme Court ruling involving migrants arriving by sea. Sánchez said quality trafficking organizations misrepresented the decision, triggering the influx.

The situation besides drew comments from President Donald Trump during a Cabinet gathering Friday astatine Camp David.

"You know, I saw Spain yesterday, and I watched the catastrophe that took place. It looks similar an penetration of a state by hundreds of thousands of people. And that aforesaid happening is going to hap to america if the Republicans don't get elected," Trump said.

Migrants transverse connected ft into the North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco by attempting to swim, according to Spain's Guardia Civil, adjacent the borderline with Ceuta, successful Fnideq, Morocco, July 30, 2026, successful this inactive representation obtained by Reuters (Reuters)

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Earlier Friday, Trump besides told Fox News main White House analogous Jacqui Heinrich: "It's terrible. Remember that picture. That's going to beryllium america successful 3 years if the incorrect broadside gets in."

Ceuta, on with the Spanish enclave of Melilla, has agelong been a flashpoint for amerciable migration into Europe due to the fact that some territories beryllium connected the African mainland portion remaining portion of Spain and the European Union.