Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn
Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent back Europe live – latest updates The Spanish government has U-turned and said it would allow 500 migrant minors in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland.
The majority of the estimated 70,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta – a Spanish enclave on the coast of North Africa – on 30 July have returned to Morocco.
However, under Spanish law, the state has a duty of care to young, unaccompanied migrants until they reach the age of 18.
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