Spain Returns 70,000 of 72,000 Migrants Who Crossed Into Ceuta Illegally

Spain has returned approximately 70,000 of the 72,000 people who illegally entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week. The mass crossing represented an unprecedented surge of migrants into the territory, which borders Morocco on the northern African coast. Spanish authorities acted rapidly to send the vast majority of arrivals back across the border into Morocco. The European Union praised Spain for its swift handling of the crisis, acknowledging the scale and speed of the response.