{
  "id": 101230,
  "title": "Liberals Are Ceding Ground to the Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/liberals-are-ceding-ground-to-the-far-right-on-ceuta-border-crossings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T21:04:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/08/03/ceuta-spain-morocco-refugee-border/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 50,000 individuals attempted to cross the border between Morocco and Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, last week. The majority have since been returned to Morocco, with fewer than 2,000 still in Ceuta, facing dire needs for food and shelter. This crisis has been exploited by far-right political factions, who portray it as evidence for stringent border controls. Surprisingly, it's not only the far-right that embraces this narrative; many liberals and centrists also align with this view, treating immigrants as a threat to be contained.\n\nThe far right seized upon images of desperate African men attempting to enter the EU, using them to fuel racist fear and advocate for extreme border policies. Right-wing leaders, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, seized on the situation to advance their own agendas. Meanwhile, European leaders, such as Italy's Giorgia Meloni, called for Spain's exclusion from the Schengen Area, expressing concern over Spain's decision to grant legal status to undocumented immigrants. This prompted a defensive response from liberal and centrist politicians, who defended Spain's actions and dismissed the far-right's narrative as inaccurate.\n\nHowever, these rebuttals, it's argued, inadvertently reinforce the very premise they aim to refute. Instead of focusing on supporting the immigrants left behind in Ceuta, the European left's response has been muted. The crisis in Ceuta is not an unforeseen natural disaster, but a direct consequence of political choices. It's a situation that demands intervention and assistance, not further wall-building or deportation. The most urgent task now is to prevent further deaths among those fleeing war, poverty, and climate crisis.",
  "summary": "From the New York Times to the EU, liberals defending Spain from far-right fearmongering are regurgitating the right’s anti-immigrant premise. The post Liberals Are Ceding Ground to the Far Right on Ceuta Border Crossings appeared first on The Intercept .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}