Spain Deploys Troops In Response To Border Breach In Ceuta

CEUTA, SPAIN - JULY 31: Members of the Guardia Civil USECIC guard migrants on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain. Spain's interior ministry has said it's deploying 60 members of the armed forces and an additional 30 Guardia Civil officers to Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish enclave in North Africa on Thursday. A large number of people swam through the Tarajal breakwater to enter the Spanish territory from neighboring Morocco, while others scaled the border fence. Some estimates have said that around 49,000 migrants made the crossing, with the surge of arrivals overwhelming migrant reception centres, with many sleeping on the streets overnight. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)