Politics · Spain · 15 hrs ago
Spain plans to dismantle temporary migrant reception places in Ceuta
Spain plans to dismantle temporary migrant reception places in Ceuta as soon as possible, Inclusion Minister Elma Saiz said.
The places were set up after a large influx of migrants into the Spanish city, which borders Morocco.
Temporary capacity rose from 500 to more than 7,500 places after the crisis.
Saiz said about 13,000 people have returned to Morocco, so many return cases no longer need to be completed.
She described removing the extra places as a sign that normality is returning to Ceuta.
The government says it will proceed with the dismantling as soon as possible, while recognizing the work of social organizations that managed the reception centers.
Spain is working to dismantle temporary migrant reception places set up in Ceuta after a migration crisis.
The government hopes to begin dismantling them as soon as possible, Inclusion Minister Elma Saiz said.
Saiz said the change would signal a return to normality in Ceuta.
She said many return cases no longer need to be completed because people have already returned to Morocco.
The government said there had been about 13,000 returns to Morocco.
- Who
- The Spanish government, announced by Inclusion Minister Elma Saiz.
- What
- The government is preparing to dismantle temporary migrant reception places in Ceuta.
- When
- Saiz announced the plan on Monday. The article was published on 2 November 2026.
- Where
- The places are in Ceuta; Saiz made the announcement at a forum in Barcelona.
- Why
- Many people have already returned to Morocco, so some return case files no longer need to be completed. Dismantling the places would also signal a return to normality.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ceuta’s temporary reception capacity rose from 500 places to more than 7,500.
About 13,000 people had returned to Morocco, according to Saiz.
Saiz announced in Barcelona that the government was working to dismantle the temporary places.
- Temporary reception capacity
- More than 7,500 places, up from 500
- Returns to Morocco
- Around 13,000 people
- Minister
- Elma Saiz
- Announcement location
- Barcelona
- Reception places
- Ceuta
What people are saying
as soon as possible
will be a very important sign
There has been a significant number of returns to Morocco, around 13,000 people.
The Spanish Government’s response from the very beginning has been based on something as fundamental as legality, of course, but also humanity.