Spain deploys troops to Ceuta after surge in illegal migrant crossings from Morocco

Spain is deploying troops to Ceuta after hundreds of migrants crossed illegally from Morocco, Euronews reports, leaving local authorities overwhelmed. Madrid and Rabat say they will speed up migrant returns, while the EU is offering support through its border agency, Frontex. The surge has revived memories of the 2021 Ceuta border crisis.

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