Published on
26/08/2026 - 15:37 GMT+2
Spanish police have revised down the number of minors recorded in Ceuta following the mass arrival of migrants from Morocco last month, after discovering duplicate entries in their databases.
According to the Interior Ministry, some procedures involving the same child had been recorded as separate cases, inflating the overall figure.
On 18 August, police said they had located, identified and placed 2,168 minors in the care of the Ceuta authorities since the mass arrival of people from Morocco on 30 July and up to 09:00 that morning. Following a review of the records, the figure now stands at around 1,500.
