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Updated: Sat 1 Aug 2026 09:25 CET

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Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026. Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP.

More than 48,000 migrants have now returned to Morocco from Spain's Ceuta as the Spanish government assures that the integrity of the Schengen area is 'absolutely guaranteed'.