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        "msgid": "tens-of-thousands-of-immigrants-return-to-morocco-from-ceuta-following-mass-crossing-1785592336",
        "date": "2026-08-01 20:03:00",
        "title": "Tens of Thousands of Immigrants Return to Morocco from Ceuta Following Mass Crossing",
        "author": "Irvan Sihombing",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Approximately 69,500 migrants have returned to Morocco from the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta following a massive wave of border crossings. The mass return was driven by a joint repatriation agreement between Spain and Morocco and deteriorating living conditions within the enclave.",
        "content": "<p>An estimated 69,500 migrants have been reported to have returned to\nMorocco from Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous territory in North Africa,\nwithin the last 30 hours. This mass return follows a large-scale wave of\ncrossings that took place last week.<\/p>\n<p>According to information from police sources confirmed to the Spanish\nnews agency, EFE, the total figure includes migrants who had entered\nCeuta prior to the mass crossing incident on Thursday (30\/7). The data\nalso includes individuals believed to have crossed into the autonomous\nterritory and returned to Morocco more than once.<\/p>\n<p>To anticipate and prevent further crossings, Spanish authorities\nbegan taking preventive measures on Saturday by installing security\nbarricades on the Tarajal border breakwater. The Spanish Ministry of the\nInterior explained that this new security system consists of aerial\nbarricades combined with anchored buoys provided by the Spanish Navy.\nNevertheless, authorities have left a gap in the centre to ensure that\nCivil Guard vessels maintain access to patrol the border area.<\/p>\n<p>The wave of returns involving tens of thousands of migrants was\ntriggered by several key factors. Firstly, there was an official\nannouncement regarding a joint repatriation plan agreed upon between the\nSpanish and Moroccan governments. Secondly, the conditions on the ground\nin Ceuta became difficult for migrants; limited access to basic\nnecessities, such as the closure of shops, commercial areas, and\neateries, forced many migrants to choose to return to Moroccan\nterritory.<\/p>\n<p>This migration crisis has also resulted in significant loss of life.\nThe Spanish Ministry of the Interior noted that the death toll among\nmigrants attempting to reach Spanish territory from Morocco has risen to\n67.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, on Friday (31\/7), Spanish authorities estimated that more\nthan 49,000 people had crossed into Ceuta by swimming or walking from\nthe Moroccan city of Fnideq. The massive scale of these crossings forced\nthe government in Madrid to deploy additional security forces, including\nmilitary personnel, to control the situation at the border.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tens-of-thousands-of-immigrants-return-to-morocco-from-ceuta-following-mass-crossing-1785592336",
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