Nerves and running around to get a spot at the migrant camp at the port of Ceuta

BarcelonaThe transfer of migrants to the camp set up at the city's port is underway in Ceuta. After the National Court finally authorized the relocation of more than 1,700 people to this space this Thursday, the National Court finally authorized the relocation of more than 1,700 people to this space, Spanish police and Civil Guard agents began the transfers early in the morning from the beaches of El Trampolín and Benítez, where many of the adults and minors who entered the autonomous city on July 30th are living in poor conditions.

As can be seen in videos recorded on the ground, numerous migrants have run out to avoid being left without a place in the Spanish government's provisional facilities, which has caused moments of stampede and loss of control. It must be taken into account that on the aforementioned beaches it is estimated that until now there were more than 4,000 people, more than double the capacity of the port's facilities.

The possible transfer to the new facilities, moreover, has meant that in the last few hours dozens of migrants who were in other parts of the city have joined the groups on the beaches, reports the Efe agency. Many of them had been alerted by compatriots who have been in these settlements for weeks to approach the starting point of the transfers.

The PP, immersed in a competition of toughness on immigration with the far-right Vox, has not taken long to try to take advantage of the images of running that have been seen in Ceuta during the transfer. "Immediate return. Government resignation", wrote the general secretary of the popular party, Miguel Tellado, in a message on X. Also the spokesperson in Congress, Ester Muñoz, joined the criticism of the transfer operation, accusing Pedro Sánchez of "leaving the police forces sold out". "We will never forgive you for this", she wrote on the same network. All this, hours before the party leader and head of the opposition, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, visits Melilla this Friday.

Beyond the reception, the port facilities are designed for the identification and, where appropriate, processing of the expulsion file of those accommodated, as the Spanish government remarked this Thursday. Sources from the delegation in Ceuta cited by Europa Press express their concern about the fact that some people may try to enter the camp by force once it reaches its capacity limit, with the aim of leaving the precariousness of the streets or the beaches of the city.