Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn
- The Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland.
- The majority of the estimated 70,000 people who crossed into Ceuta – a Spanish territory on the coast of north Africa – on 30 July have returned to Morocco.
- However, under Spanish law, the state has a duty of care to young, unaccompanied migrants until they reach the age of 18.
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- The Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland.
- The majority of the estimated 70,000 people who crossed into Ceuta – a Spanish territory on the coast of north Africa – on 30 July have returned to Morocco.
- However, under Spanish law, the state has a duty of care to young, unaccompanied migrants until they reach the age of 18.
Sources: Guardian