Migrant Camps: Spanish Government Takes Control of Ceuta Port
Spain's central government is overriding the regional administration and is having a migrant camp set up in the port of Ceuta.
Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente has signed an order taking control of the port in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, and allowing a temporary migrant camp to be set up there. This move overrides a decision by local authorities, led by President Juan Jesús Vivas, who had opposed the plan citing concerns about the port's importance for supplies and a nearby fuel depot.
The development comes amid ongoing tensions over the housing of migrants in Ceuta, where around 5,000 people, including 1,200 minors, remain after over 72,000 arrived from Morocco in late July. Protests have taken place in the area, with some residents demanding the migrants be sent back to Morocco.
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