Spain has deported approximately 37,500 of the estimated 60,000 migrants who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco since early Friday, as the government moved swiftly to contain what it described as an unprecedented border crisis and a direct assault on the country's territorial integrity. Spain's Interior Ministry said that more than half of those who crossed irregularly into the enclave had been returned to Morocco by 1 p.m. local time on Friday, according to Euro News.

Estimates suggest up to 2,000 have entered the Spanish territory in recent days in an attempt to reach Europe.

Estimates suggest up to 2,000 have entered the Spanish territory in recent days in an attempt to reach Europe.