On the Streets of Ceuta, Tensions Rising Amid Migrant Crisis
With at least 13,000 migrants in a city of 83,000, emergency incidents are up 532 percent. Madrid calls the fear ‘subjective’ as residents warn of a revolt.
TL;DR
- More than a thousand protesters marched toward the Moroccan border in Ceuta.
- Protesters demanded the expulsion of migrants from the Spanish enclave.
- Chants included "Ceuta is Spanish" and "Invaders, expulsion!"
- Anger was directed at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
- The march was organized by the local Federation of Neighborhood Associations.
- The protest followed an influx of over 72,000 migrants into Ceuta from Morocco over two days.