Spain Deploys Troops to Tackle the Migrant Crisis in Ceuta

Spain's authorities reported on Tuesday that around 8 000 migrants, including minors, had reached the coast of Ceuta in the last two days. The high number of asylum seekers forced the government to deploy troops to tackle the crisis.

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Spain's Civil Guard reported that 1,500 minors were rescued, and 2,700 migrants have been returned to their countries. The Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska explained that 200 troops and another 200 police officers would assist the crisis.

During an address on Tuesday, Spain's president avoids blaming Marruecos for the record-breaking migratory wave but pledged "the territorial integrity of Spain, its borders, which are also the external borders of the EU, will be defended by the Government of Spain in the face of any challenge and jointly with our European partners."