Moroccan security checkpoints at the approaches to the areas surrounding Ceuta and Melilla, where would-be irregular migrants are intercepted and relocated. Photo: EFEOn Tuesday, Moroccan authorities have intensified police checks and security deployments in areas near Ceuta and Melilla to intercept would-be irregular migrants. This move comes in response to calls circulating on social media urging a new mass attempt to enter both Spanish cities on August 15. Despite a heavy police presence, calls to attempt another mass entry into Ceuta and Melilla continue to proliferate on Moroccan social media. The Spanish authorities counted 50,000 migrants who arrived from Morocco, of whom… pic.twitter.com/fEISSY92zc — teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) July 31, 2026