Arrivals Climb Ahead of the Surge

Roughly 1,500 people, mostly young Moroccan men, cross into Ceuta over nine days by swimming around the Tarajal and Benzú breakwaters or arriving in small boats — a marked rise from the 2,582 total crossings recorded January-April 2026. Spain begins transferring the first arrivals, including a group of 39 Sudanese nationals, to a mainland reception facility in Algeciras.