Floating barriers are seen installed on the maritime border between Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta and Morocco in the aftermath of the sudden influx of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta, as seen from the outskirts of the Moroccan town of Fnideq in northern Morocco on August 1, 2026. As thousands of Moroccans who forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week were returning home, many did so with their dreams broken and newly convinced that reaching Spain was not worth the risks. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images)