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The Government is relocating 1,800 migrants from El Trampolín beach and plans to enable new spaces

The move to the facilities, after more than two weeks camping on the sand, was voluntary, according to the Ministry of Migration.

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The Government is relocating 1,800 migrants from El Trampolín beach and plans to enable new spaces

Police and Civil Guard have launched an operation to evacuate El Trampolín beach in Ceuta, where around 3,500 people had been camping since a mass influx of migrants on July 30-31. The migrants are being taken to two facilities set up by the central Government with a capacity for 1,800 people. The move was announced by Migration Minister Elma Saiz.

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