Spain's police launch operation to clear migrants off Ceuta beach

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Police escort migrants from Benitez Beach to be relocated to the camp set up at the port of Ceuta REUTERS - Stringer 01:40 Issued on: 19/09/2026 - 11:57 Police on Friday moved hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta to a temporary camp in the Spanish enclave's port area. The police operation takes place weeks after a record influx of people into Spain's North African tiny territory. During the transfer, the police struggled to contain crowds jostling to get a place at the new tented site. The policing takes place with the issue of migration centre stage in Spain's political debate. Details by Nicholas Rushworth. Keywords for this article