Were 60,000 migrants intentionally let into Spain?

六万名移民是故意被允许进入西班牙的吗?

The Story

2026-08-04

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The largest single illegal border crossing in the history of the European Union took place last week as 60,000 migrants arrived in the Spanish city of Ceuta on the north coast of Africa. But why did they all come at once? Was a Spanish legal change to blame, or foreign actors annoyed at Spain’s lenient migration policy? And how did it reignite questions about migration in the UK? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests: Katie Gatens, Europe correspondent, The Sunday Times.Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at Oxford University.Host: Manveen Rana.  Producers: Olivia Case and Jennifer Kennedy. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Reform pledges to send in the navy to stop small boat crossings Further listening: Europe on fire Clips: Al Jazeera, GB News, CSPAN, 9 News Australia, The Mirror, Reform UK, El Debate, The New York Post.  Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is the story.

  • I'm Manveen Rana.

  • They came by land and sea.

  • Tens of thousands of people en masse surged into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week.

  • About 6,000 migrants have crossed into Spain's North African territory of Ceuta

  • from Morocco in the last 24 hours.

  • Migrants trying to get around the border fence.

  • Some try to skirt around it.

  • Others take to the sea and swim around the fence.

  • Dozens of migrants have died trying since Thursday morning.

  • It was the largest single illegal border crossing in the history of the European Union.

  • The astonishing scene sent shockwaves around the world.

  • Italy has said that it has suspended the EU's Schengen free travel regime with Spain.

  • Authorities now deploying tear gas, water cannons, and firing warning shots

  • in an effort to stop tens of thousands of migrants coming in from Morocco.

  • You know, I saw Spain yesterday and I watched the catastrophe that took place.

  • It looks like an invasion of a country.

  • And yet, within 48 hours, as suddenly as they had come,

  • the majority returned to Morocco voluntarily.

  • Of those left, more than 70 people are dead and a humanitarian crisis is unfolding.