Spain to Move 500 Unaccompanied Migrant Children From Ceuta to Mainland
Spain will transfer 500 unaccompanied migrant children from Ceuta to the mainland, reversing its earlier position after a large July 30 border crossing.
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- Spain will transfer 500 unaccompanied migrant children from Ceuta to the mainland, reversing its earlier position after a large July 30 border crossing.
Spain’s government said it will transfer 500 unaccompanied migrant children from Ceuta to the mainland, reversing an earlier position that people who entered the territory irregularly would be returned.
The decision follows the July 30 crossing into Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the North African coast, by an estimated 70,000 people. Most have since returned to Morocco, according to reporting from configured sources.
Spanish law places unaccompanied minors under state care until they turn 18. The transfer separates the children’s protection from the wider enforcement response to the mass crossing and moves responsibility for their accommodation from Ceuta to facilities on the mainland.
