### [2026-07-31](/feed/2026/07/31/index.md)

##### Morocco–Spain relations
# Spain's interior ministry says authorities have returned about 48,300 of roughly 50,000 migrants who entered Ceuta from Morocco. 




### Sources:

1. [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spain-ceuta-morocco-migrants-border-crossings/)

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