Spain’s spy agency warned of mass crossings into Ceuta before border crisis

Declassified documents show Madrid and Morocco were warned of plans by migrants to breach Ceuta border before crisis in July.Published On 10 Sep 202610 Sep 2026Spain’s intelligence services had warned of possible mass crossings by migrants and asylum seekers into Ceuta just before tens of thousands of people arrived in the Spanish enclave in late July, according to declassified documents.The trove of 40 documents was released on Wednesday amid near-daily protests in Ceuta over the Spanish government’s handling of the crisis, as well as questions over neighbouring Morocco’s role in the events.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Spain’s PM says no evidence Morocco planned Ceuta border rushlist 2 of 4Morocco’s ruling allies turn on each other before election campaign beginslist 3 of 4Tens of thousands rally across Spain over Ceuta migrant crisislist 4 of 4Which countries banned goods from settlements but trade with Israel?end of listThe documents show that on July 29 – a day before more than 72,000 people began pouring into Ceuta from Morocco – Spain’s National Intelligence Center (CNI) sent an alert via WhatsApp to the Spanish government’s delegation in the city about calls...