Bolaños, Torres and García Appear Before Congress Over Ceuta Management; Bolaños Blames Two 'Hoaxes'

Justice Minister Félix Bolaños, Territorial Policy Minister Ángel Víctor Torres and Health Minister Mónica García appeared before Congress's Joint National Security Commission to account for the government's handling of the crisis. Bolaños attributed the July 30 mass crossing to two 'hoaxes' that spread on social media after distortion of a Supreme Court ruling — that the border was open and that swimmers could not be deported — saying 'there is no evidence' linking Morocco to the surge. He sided with Marlaska's account that the government had no prior, precise information about the crossing's scale. Opposition parties across the political spectrum rejected the explanation, demanding clarity on Morocco's role and why available intelligence was not acted on.