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327 Moroccan Minors Returned from Ceuta Since August
Morocco has returned 327 unaccompanied minors from Ceuta between August 2 and October 26, according to a source close to the process.
Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa, and the returns followed a large migrant arrival there in late July.
The source said the returns took account of the minors’ best interests and their need to be with their parents.
The returns are taking place daily across the land border between Ceuta and Fnideq, in Morocco.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has said the current migration cooperation model with Spain is outdated and that legal and court decisions make returns harder.
Morocco plans a new migration cooperation strategy, though no further details are given about when it will be presented.
A total of 327 unaccompanied Moroccan minors were returned from Ceuta between August 2 and October 26, according to a source close to the process cited by EFE.
The returns followed the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Ceuta in late July.
The source said the returns took account of the minors’ best interests and the need for them to be with their parents.
The Moroccan outlet Médias24 reported that returns were happening daily through the land area between Fnideq and Ceuta.
King Mohammed VI said on October 9 that legal provisions and court decisions were hindering the return of unaccompanied minors.
- Who
- 327 unaccompanied Moroccan minors were returned. The returns were reported by a source close to the process.
- What
- The minors were repatriated from Ceuta to Morocco.
- When
- Between August 2 and October 26, 2026.
- Where
- From Ceuta, through the land area between Fnideq and Ceuta.
- Why
- The source said the returns considered the minors’ best interests and the need for them to be with their parents.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tens of thousands of migrants entered Ceuta.
The period during which returns began, according to the report.
King Mohammed VI said legal provisions and judicial decisions were hindering the repatriation of minors.
The reported total of returns since August 2 stood at 327.
- Number returned
- 327
- Return period began
- August 2, 2026
- Reported end date
- October 26, 2026
- Route
- Land area between Fnideq and Ceuta
- King’s speech
- October 9, 2026
What people are saying
This cooperation faces today great challenges related to certain outdated legal provisions and judicial decisions far removed from reality, which, unfortunately, prevent the repatriation of minors and of people who adopt a refugee attitude, thus feeding the greed of criminal networks