Politics · Spain · 2 hrs ago
Spain summons former Ceuta official in probe of mass migrant crossings
A Spanish judge has summoned former Ceuta official Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano to appear on November 18 as an investigated person.
The case concerns more than 80,000 migrants who crossed from Morocco into Ceuta on July 30 and 31.
The judge is examining whether the crossings could amount to a crime against Spain’s territorial integrity and how Spanish authorities responded.
Before the summons, investigators gathered witness accounts and reports from police, the Civil Guard, the national intelligence service and the Ceuta government.
A former aide says warnings reached Pérez Triano, while he has said there were no alerts; the aide has testified as a witness.
Four Moroccan witnesses also told the judge they saw Moroccan security personnel directing people toward crossing points, and one said he had heard a claim that Spain would regularise anyone who entered.
The November 18 appearance is the next step in the investigation, which is still working to establish what happened and what officials knew.
Spain’s National Court has summoned former government delegate in Ceuta Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano as a suspect in an investigation into mass migrant crossings from Morocco.
Judge María Tardón scheduled him to appear on 18 November.
The investigation is examining whether the crossing of more than 80,000 migrants on 30 and 31 July could constitute an offence against Spain’s territorial integrity.
The case is also examining the circumstances of the crossings and the Spanish authorities’ response to warnings about them.
Four Moroccan witnesses told the judge that they saw indications of lax controls or assistance around routes into Ceuta.
- Who
- Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano, former government delegate in Ceuta, has been summoned as a suspect.
- What
- He was called to appear in an investigation into mass migrant crossings and whether they could constitute an offence against Spain’s territorial integrity.
- When
- The crossings took place on 30 and 31 July; Pérez Triano is due to appear on 18 November.
- Where
- Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city bordering Morocco.
- Why
- The investigation is examining the circumstances of the crossings and the Spanish authorities’ response to warnings about them.
Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano
Gonzalo Sanz
Warnings before the crossings
Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano
Pérez Triano publicly said there were no warnings of a mass entry for those days.
Gonzalo Sanz
Sanz said there were warnings and that help was requested from Spain’s central government.
Whether Pérez Triano was informed
Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano
Pérez Triano denied knowing about the communications.
Gonzalo Sanz
Sanz said a warning sent by a CNI agent via WhatsApp the day before the crossings was passed to Pérez Triano.
A CNI communication to Ceuta’s government delegation warned of a social-media call for a crossing by fence and sea the next day.
The first day of mass crossings from Morocco to Ceuta took place.
The second day of mass crossings took place.
Judge María Tardón heard testimony from four Moroccan witnesses who had entered Ceuta.
Pérez Triano is scheduled to appear before the judge as a suspect.
- Former official
- Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano
- Scheduled appearance
- 18 November 2026
- Crossing dates
- 30 and 31 July
- Scale of crossings
- More than 80,000 migrants
- Judge
- María Tardón
- Witnesses heard on 10 November
- Four Moroccan nationals
3 sources
La jueza imputa al exdelegado del Gobierno en Ceuta por la entrada masiva
La jueza Tardón cita como imputado al exdelegado del Gobierno en Ceuta por el asalto
Un marroquí que entró a nado en Ceuta explica a la juez Tardón que se decidió tras escuchar "que Pedro Sánchez iba a regularizar a todo el que entrara"
What people are saying
a call for an assault by fence and sea on 30 July
To give you an idea of the reach of the dissemination
Pedro Sánchez was going to regularize everyone who entered