Ceuta migrant influx includes convicted jihadists, Spain says

Last week an estimated 60,000 migrants swam into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, briefly doubling the city’s 80,000‑person population. Spanish authorities say between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the city as security forces continue to restore order.

Spain’s National Police General Information Commissariat (CGI) and the Civil Guard’s Information Headquarters (JIGC) have identified at least ten individuals among the crowd who were previously convicted of jihadism and expelled to Morocco. The units are analysing surveillance footage to locate any further extremist suspects, warning that “there is a real danger that among the more than 60,000 people who have crossed into Ceuta there are jihadists.”

Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas acknowledged the city has not yet returned to normal, and police are combing the streets to isolate the most dangerous migrants while the investigation continues.