Hundreds of migrants arrested near Ceuta border in latest crackdown

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Moroccan security forces arrested nearly 300 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and 61 alleged facilitators on Saturday as they attempted to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. This crackdown follows calls on social media for another mass crossing, similar to one two weeks prior that resulted in a deadly migration crisis. Authorities had increased security along the border in response to these calls. Meanwhile, hundreds of migrants who remained in Ceuta after the previous influx protested on Sunday, seeking asylum rather than repatriation to Morocco. These migrants, numbering between 5,000 and 8,000, are living in difficult conditions while awaiting passage to continental Europe.

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Hundreds of migrants staged a protest on a beach, urging Spanish authorities to grant them asylum.

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Moroccan security forces arrested nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators near Ceuta.

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At least 90 people died on both sides of the border during a previous migration crisis, according to official numbers.

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An estimated 5,000 to 8,000 migrants remained in Ceuta after a mass border crossing two weeks prior.

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Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt.Moroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta by land and sea as authorities tightened security along the border following calls for a new mass crossing.Moroccan state broadcaster Medi 1 TV said 294 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were arrested on Saturday while attempting to enter Ceuta. Authorities also arrested 61 Moroccans accused of facilitating the migration attempts, the broadcaster reported.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Morocco boosts Ceuta security amid calls for mass migrant crossinglist 2 of 4Moroccan police arrest over 100 migrants trying to reach Spanish enclavelist 3 of 4Moroccan police intercept migrants heading for Ceuta enclavelist 4 of 4Moroccan migrants stage sit-in as thousands remain stranded in Ceutaend of listThe latest attempt comes two weeks after more than 72,000 would-be migrants, driven by poverty and misinformation, rushed towards Ceuta in one of the deadliest migration crises to hit the region. At least 90 people died on both sides of the border, according to official numbers, while human rights groups reported higher figures.The attempted crossings followed a surge in social media posts calling on people to make their way to Ceuta, a Spanish city on Morocco’s northern coast.In response, Moroccan and Spanish authorities beefed up security presence in the area.‘We don’t want to go back to Morocco’On Sunday, ‌hundreds of migrants staged a protest on a popular urban beach, urging Spanish authorities to ⁠grant them asylum instead of sending them back to Morocco.They were among the estimated 5,000 to 8,000 who remained in Ceuta after the mass border crossing two weeks ago.With the city’s resources overstretched, most migrants were living in precarious conditions on Trampolin beach or the city’s outskirts while awaiting a chance to journey on to continental Europe.

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