Spain says most migrants return to Morocco after border rush kills 57

On 1 August 2026, Spain said most of the migrants who crossed from Morocco into its enclave of Ceuta had returned to Morocco. Up to 60,000 people had entered Ceuta, according to Asahi Shimbun, and more than 48,000 were reported to have left again. The Associated Press put the death toll from the border rush at 67, up from the 57 reported earlier. Spain installed a barrier after cracking down on the rush.

Migrants told Reuters that hunger and hostility drove them back, and a Moroccan teenager said he wants to go to Spain and then maybe England. Trump warned that the United States faces a similar migrant influx if Democrats return to power, and Todd Lyons told Newsmax that such a crisis could happen in the US.