A 500-meter-long (1,640 feet) pneumatic barrier is deployed in the water by a Spanish Guardia Civil boat near the border post to reinforce security following illegal crossings from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on August 1, 2026. At least 67 people have died in a recent surge of migrant crossings from Morocco to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, Spain's Interior Minister said today. Most of the 60,000 migrants who entered Ceuta over the space of a few days from neighbouring Morocco have already returned to Morocco. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP via Getty Images)