In the span of two days last July, 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta — a Spanish enclave of 85,000 souls pressed against the North African coast — and the world that existed before that crossing has not returned. By September, some 10,000 migrants remained stranded there, suspended between departure and arrival, in a place whose systems were built for a different life entirely. Their presence asks an old and unresolved question: what obligation does a place bear toward those who arrive faster than it can receive them?
10,000 Migrants Stranded in Ceuta After Record July Surge
Thousands of migrants remain stranded in inadequate conditions with overwhelmed local resources, facing survival challenges in the enclave.