西班牙北非飞地休达上周发生大规模越境事件，约5万至6万名移民从摩洛哥试图进入该地区[1][3]。休达领导人胡安·赫苏斯·比瓦斯指控摩洛哥策划或默许了这一事件，称其构成对西班牙领土完整的攻击[1]。西班牙内政部表示，在涌入的约5万人中，已有48,300人被遣返摩洛哥[1]。
这场危机导致严重的人员伤亡。西班牙当局确认至少72人在越境过程中溺水身亡[3]，摩洛哥方面报告了11人死亡[3]。事件发生四天后，约860名未成年人仍滞留在休达，面临食物短缺和安置困难[3]。休达移民中心原设容纳量为600人，已严重超员[3]。据报道，最终有3000至5000名移民逃脱了驱逐[3]。移民活动人士指出，"饥饿、口渴和疲惫的策略迫使这些人最终决定自愿返回摩洛哥"[3]。
这一事件在欧洲层面引发了政治危机。部分欧盟成员国对西班牙的处理方式提出批评[1][2]。
Juan Jesús Vivas, the leader of Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, has accused Morocco of either planning or tacitly permitting a massive influx of migrants that occurred last week.[1] Approximately 50,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, with Spain's Interior Ministry reporting that 48,300 have been returned to Morocco.[1] The incident has triggered a political crisis within the European Union, with some member states criticizing Spain's handling of the situation.[1][2]
Vivas characterized the crossing as an attack on Spain's territorial integrity, stating that the event was "if not planned, at least encouraged or tolerated" by Morocco.[1] The scale of the incursion posed a significant challenge to the enclave, which has a population of approximately 84,000 people.[1] However, the human toll was severe: Spanish authorities confirmed 72 deaths, predominantly by drowning, while Morocco reported 11 deaths during the crossing attempts.[3] At least 3,000 to 5,000 migrants ultimately evaded expulsion and remained in the territory.[3]
The aftermath has left vulnerable populations in dire circumstances. Approximately 860 unaccompanied minors remain stranded in Ceuta four days after the crossing, facing food shortages and accommodation difficulties.[3] Ceuta's migrant reception center, designed to hold 600 people, has reached full capacity.[3] Migrant advocates highlighted the desperate conditions, noting that "strategies of hunger, thirst and exhaustion have eventually forced these people to decide voluntarily to return to Morocco."[3]