Returning Home From Ceuta
9th October 2026
According to Spanish government estimates, approximately 72,000 “migrants” broke into the enclave of Ceuta on the coast of North Africa at the end of July. Most of the invaders allegedly returned to Morocco a few days later, but it has never been clear how many of them remained in Ceuta. It seemed that the number must be higher than 10,000, given the visible evidence of those who were camped out in shantytowns on the city’s beaches.
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It’s very difficult to deport illegal migrants from the EU. An application for asylum kicks off an elaborate process that can go on for months, and even if it is denied, the applicant may not be deportable. It’s a common practice for migrants — following the advice of those helpful NGOs that aid “refugees” — to destroy their identity documents before they land on EU territory. In those cases, their country of origin can’t be legally determined, so there is no destination to deport them to.