Morocco halts hundreds of migrants near Ceuta amid border crackdown
Morocco's security forces dispersed hundreds of migrants near Castillejos, arresting 294 people (46 Moroccans and the rest from sub-Saharan Africa) and preventing a fresh attempt to cross into Spain’s Ceuta. The operation comes as Rabat steps up border controls after a deadly mass crossing two weeks earlier that left about 141 dead; authorities have heightened road checks, naval surveillance, and drones, though at least one 17-year-old woman reached Castillejos during the night.