TOI correspondent from Washington: The dramatic migrant surge into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta is quickly evolving from a humanitarian and border-security emergency into a geopolitical flashpoint, triggering President Trump, energizing the MAGA movement, and causing an explosion of online conspiracy theories linking the crisis to wider disputes over Iran, Gaza, and Nato.

Videos of migrants pouring into Spain’s Ceuta territory have gone viral on X, prompting criticism from Elon Musk and European politicians critical of migration.

Local media reports claim 49,000 migrants stormed the tiny Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the North African coast

Tens of thousands of migrants arrived in Ceuta over a few days. Moroccan authorities reportedly relaxed border enforcement, allowing this surge. A Spanish court ruling and…