Overview
- Groups of migrants who avoided formal reception have moved into Ceuta's hills, woods and shorelines to evade return to Morocco and to dodge Army and police patrols.
- Journalists report that the hidden communities include women and unaccompanied minors living in makeshift shelters and that food, water and sanitation are scarce.
- The Centro de Estancia Temporal de Inmigrantes (CETI) is operating beyond capacity, and migrants quoted by local outlets say officials are treating Moroccan and sub‑Saharan arrivals differently at the facility's doors.
- Security forces remain deployed around the city but are described by residents and migrants as limited in what they can do, prompting some neighborhoods to form self‑organized watches.
- The sudden, large arrival that overwhelmed Ceuta's reception system has left waste and theft problems on site, worsened health risks for vulnerable people and is likely to sharpen debates on local reception capacity and government response.