Morocco says it will receive Ceuta migrants as Spain grapples with returns and overcrowded camps

Moroccan foreign minister Naser Bourita told the United Nations General Assembly that Morocco is prepared to take migrants who entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, including unaccompanied minors. Spain has returned more than 7,000 people since early August, but officials say over 6,000 adults and more than 2,000 minors remain in state facilities while identification and protection assessments are completed. In Ceuta, the mayor has called for an automatic, immediate repatriation of irregular entrants, while residents report persistent beach camps with sanitation problems and hidden tunnels. The Spanish government has opened a temporary reception camp that quickly reached capacity and is drafting legislation to shorten expulsion timelines while seeking additional reception sites.