Sanchez faces EU backlash after 60,000 migrants enter Ceuta
What's new: Italy restored border checks on arrivals from Spain as 22 EU states pressed for tougher action over the crossing surge.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez came under mounting pressure after nearly 60,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from Morocco in a matter of days, thrusting Spain into a broader European fight over migration policy. Sanchez traveled to the North African enclave as his government deployed the army and installed a 500-meter floating barrier, then argued the situation was under control and that many arrivals had already returned to Morocco. But several European leaders blamed Spain's comparatively open migration policies, and Italy temporarily restored Schengen border controls for air and sea travelers arriving from Spain. In a letter to EU leaders, Sanchez condemned what he called a divisive and unlawful response. Opposition parties in Spain demanded emergency measures and mass deportations.
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