Spain returned more than a dozen sub-Saharan African and Asian asylum seekers from Ceuta to Morocco, marking the enclave's first such deportation since July 2026

Cross-border movement of people, including asylum seekers, refugees, and policy responses.

Returns from Ceuta to Morocco have intensified scrutiny of Spain's treatment of rejected asylum applicants ahead of its snap election. Madrid asserts that safeguards were respected, while rights organisations question Morocco's safety and allege coercion in earlier returns described by authorities as voluntary.