Morocco
Moroccan Border Guards Arrested for Human Trafficking Near Algeria
Sixteen Moroccan soldiers stationed at the border with Algeria, near the city of Oujda, were arrested for human trafficking.
Topic
Illegal immigration
Spain
Spanish Authorities Block Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors from Illegal Border Crossing
The Civil Guard prevented on Monday a group of Moroccan minors from returning to Morocco. Two of them were arrested on the beach of Tarajal, next to the border, and four others, a little further away.
Spain
Morocco Blocks Return of Migrants at Spanish Border, Citing COVID-19 Concerns
Moroccan police at the Tarajal border do not allow the return to the kingdom of Moroccan migrants who have illegally entered Spain. The reason given: the health crisis related to Covid-19.
Spain
Spanish Police Bust Drug and Human Trafficking Ring with Ties to Moroccan Customs Officials
The Spanish police have dismantled a Moroccan network of drug and underage migrant trafficking in Crevillent, Callosa and Lorca (Canary Islands). The interrogation of the members of the network revealed that they were carrying out their activities in complicity with Moroccan customs officials.
Spain
Moroccan Police Thwart Human Trafficking Attempt Near Ceuta Border
The Moroccan authorities arrested on Friday two young residents of Ceuta who were trying to smuggle at least six migrants from the beach of Fnideq to Spain.
Spain
Morocco to Reopen Rif Mines, Former Migrant Hideout Near Melilla Border
Morocco has decided to reopen the Rif mines in which sub-Saharan migrants who stormed the Melilla fence in June last year had taken refuge.
Spain
Surge in Jet Ski Migrant Crossings from Morocco to Spain Alarms Authorities
Nearly 300 migrants have crossed the strait via jet ski to illegally enter Spain from Morocco. A much faster, more expensive and effective means of reaching the Spanish coast in an area under close Moroccan surveillance.
Spain
Morocco-Spain Cooperation Leads to Sharp Drop in Gibraltar Strait Migration
The migratory flow has significantly decreased in the strait since the normalization of relations between Spain and Morocco. Experts and NGOs consider this a "temporary" situation.
Spain
Spain to Install Advanced Border Control System in Ceuta
Spain will implement a new entry and exit control system at the Tarajal border in Ceuta. The work should start in the coming days.
France
France Seeks to Strengthen Maghreb Alliances Amid Regional Tensions
France now more than ever needs to review its foreign policy in the Maghreb and strengthen its ties with its partners in the region, in a particular context marked by tensions with Morocco over visas and the Sahara, and the recent visit of Emmanuel Macron to Algeria.
Spain
Former Migrant Minor Stars in Spanish Film Highlighting Struggles of Young Immigrants
Hassan El Boujaddaini, a former migrant minor, plays the lead role in the short film "Todo va bien", a film that tells the reality of migrant minors in Spain and the difficulties they encounter once they become adults and are expelled from the centers for minors.
Spain
Migrant Arrivals to Canary Islands Slow as Morocco Tightens Controls
Fewer Moroccan migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands since the end of the diplomatic crisis between Spain and Morocco. The flow increased by only 15% by the end of August 2022 compared to the same period last year, when a 115% increase had been recorded compared to 2020.