France to step up border controls with Spain as estimated 49,000 migrants cross into Ceuta – Europe live

An estimated forty-nine thousand migrants have crossed into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, The Guardian reports. The crossing has sparked concerns over a fresh migration crisis in Europe. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is visiting Ceuta today, as local police fence off the center of the enclave. In response, France is stepping up border controls with Spain, and Italy is demanding that Spain be suspended from the Schengen area—the agreement that allows free movement across European nations.

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