Overview
- The mass arrival that began on July 30 and continued into July 31 saw roughly 70,000 people enter Ceuta from Morocco in one of the largest sudden movements recorded this year.
- An Audiencia Nacional judge ruled on September 7 that an 'Alerta de Riesgo de Entrada Masiva' at level 'extremo' was issued on July 29 and described the entries as not spontaneous.
- Declassified CNI documents show an agent warned the Delegation of the Government in Ceuta on July 29 about social‑media calls for an 'asalto' and that intelligence later informed the Guardia Civil and alerted Moroccan services.
- On September 14 Interior Minister Fernando Grande‑Marlaska publicly said the CNI reported no alert linked to July 30, shifted responsibility to the intelligence agency, declined to demand resignations, and reported more than 5,300 voluntary returns plus about 300 judicial expulsions.
- The dispute deepens a clash between Moncloa and the CNI, leaves key accountability questions unresolved, and keeps the judicial investigation and phased repatriations as the main next steps for authorities and affected people.