Ceuta mayor calls for mass return of migrants and blames government for ongoing crisis

At a demonstration in Madrid, Juan Jesús Vivas, the president of the Spanish enclave Ceuta, declared that the city remains in a state of crisis and has not regained normalcy since the mass entry of migrants from Morocco. He called for the forced return of all migrants still in Ceuta, condemning the central government's inaction and accusing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of submitting to Moroccan pressure. Vivas pointed to a 60% increase in criminal incidents, a 400% rise in emergency department demand, and a five-point contraction in Ceuta's GDP as evidence of the deteriorating conditions.

He expressed support for the protestors, labeling their actions as justified, and urged the implementation of measures to prevent any future mass crossings. The march moved from the Paseo del Prado to the Plaza de las Cortes near the Congreso de los Diputados, where a manifesto was to be read.