Migrants breach border from Morocco: up to 2,000 entered Ceuta in recent days, with some reports suggesting 20,000 may have crossed unopposed by Moroccan security. Migrants swim and break through border gates.
At least 18 dead among migrants attempting the crossing, per El País.
Violence erupts: street fights between locals and migrants. Police overwhelmed. Reception centers full; some sleep outdoors. Hundreds crossing daily.
Military deployed: troops patrol streets, reinforce border. Local authorities requested a state of emergency; Spain’s Interior Ministry previously said migration pressure is not a national security threat.
Italy’s PM Meloni threatens to suspend Schengen with Spain over the influx.
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