Spain rocked by protests over Ceuta migrant influx

Thousands protested in Madrid, Ceuta, and other cities over the government's handling of a mass migrant crossing from Morocco into Ceuta. Opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of abandoning Ceuta, while the government says right‑wing groups are exploiting the crisis; a police report cited a “passive” Moroccan security presence but did not prove orchestration, and Morocco denied involvement. About 72,000 migrants crossed on July 30–31, with up to 5,000 remaining in Ceuta, prompting calls to repatriate or redistribute them and for Sánchez’s resignation.