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Oct 27, 2026

Spain deports African and Asian asylum seekers to Morocco amid rights outcry

Spain returned more than a dozen sub-Saharan African and Asian migrants who reached the Spanish enclave of Ceuta to Morocco after their asylum applications were rejected, marking the first deportation of its kind from Spanish territory and drawing criticism from rights groups.

Oct 27, 2026·4 sources
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  • ▪Amnesty International researcher Virginia Alvarez accused Spain of hypocritical policy, asserting that human rights guarantees are not met for migrants crossing into Ceuta and Melilla
  • ▪Spanish authorities reported that more than 13,000 migrants have voluntarily returned to Morocco from Ceuta since mid-August 2026
  • ▪Non-governmental organizations filed complaints with the Spanish ombudsman alleging that some migrants reported as returning voluntarily to Morocco since mid-August 2026 were forcibly expelled

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Asylum1European Union1Human rights1Immigration & refugees1International Organization for Migration1Migration1Refugee protection1

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