Feijóo calls for Senate probe into Ceuta migrant influx and housing crisis
Alberto Núñez Feijóo announced a Senate investigation into the recent mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta and criticised the government’s handling of the housing shortage.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo declared that the Senate will create a commission of inquiry to investigate the recent massive influx of migrants into the autonomous city of Ceuta and the authorities’ reaction. He claimed the government was aware of the situation, concealed it, and left security forces exposed, while allocating more resources to regularisation than to Ceuta’s needs. Feijóo also raised questions about whether the prime minister had spoken with the king of Morocco, demanding clarification if such contact did not occur.
In parallel, he attacked the government’s handling of the housing crisis, alleging a bias toward high-profile cases over ordinary citizens. He concluded by calling on party members to fight for change and to prepare for the upcoming political contest.
Why it matters
The probe could expose government shortcomings in migration management and housing policy, influencing public trust and future elections.
How this story developed
- Aug 21 Spanish police detain five suspected migrant smugglers operating from Ceuta
- Sep 12 A police‑commissioned report described Moroccan border police as unusually sparse and granting migrants “total permission.”
- Sep 13 Minister Sira Rego urged autonomous communities to assume responsibility for Ceuta’s unaccompanied minors.
- Sep 13 The foreign minister announced an urgent trip to Brussels for talks with EU officials.
- Sep 16 The Guardia Civil raided a cramped apartment on Real street in central Ceuta, finding 25 migrants - six of them minors - living in squalid conditions.
- Sep 18 The Audiencia Nacional's Contentious‑Administrative Chamber approved the use of Ceuta port for a temporary migrant shelter.
- Sep 18 about 850 migrants were settled in 50 tents at the port while others returned to beach camps
- Sep 19 The port camp filled within hours, leaving many migrants still without shelter on the streets and beaches.
- Sep 24 Sánchez formally requested explanations and corrective measures from Morocco.
- Sep 26 Morocco’s foreign minister announced the country's readiness to receive Ceuta migrants at the UN General Assembly.
- Sep 26 Thousands gathered in Madrid for a second “March for Dignity”, calling for snap elections and the expulsion of migrants who arrived in Ceuta.
- Sep 26 A second “March for Dignity” was held in Madrid, drawing tens of thousands of participants.
- Sep 27 Ceuta residents marched demanding stronger border controls and an end to sexual assaults.
- Sep 28 Frontex added that the western Mediterranean corridor recorded a 34% rise.
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