According to Abu Ali Express, Juan Bana, a member of Spain's opposition People's Party, wrote this morning that a video from Ceuta last night contradicts the government's claim that nearly all migrants who entered the enclave have returned to Morocco. Bana's statement adds to the political controversy surrounding the border crisis.
Uncertainty over the repatriation of Moroccan migrants from Ceuta persists, as a Spanish opposition figure publicly contradicted the government's official narrative. Juan Bana, a member of the center-right People's Party (PP), wrote on Sunday that a video from the enclave overnight shows the city still filled with migrants, disputing authorities' claim that nearly all of the estimated 50,000 who entered on Thursday and Friday have returned to Morocco. The claim by Bana, a prominent opposition voice, adds to mounting political pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government, which has faced criticism from European neighbors over border security. The Zioneer reported earlier that Spanish authorities announced late Friday that 48,300 migrants had crossed back to Morocco, but the opposition's challenge, based on visual evidence, raises questions about the completeness of the repatriation. The crisis began on Thursday, July 30, when tens of thousands of Moroccan nationals crossed into the Spanish enclave, prompting a massive humanitarian and diplomatic fallout.
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