Plans for another mass migrant crossing into Ceuta spreading online
CBS News reviewed dozens of posts on social media that suggest a renewed push for migrants to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
Updated on: August 7, 2026 / 12:12 PM EDT / CBS News
Spanish authorities are monitoring social media posts that suggest a potential online campaign to mobilize another mass migrant crossing into the Spanish-controlled territory of Ceuta next week.
More than 72,000 people crossed illegally into the exclave last week, drawing global headlines and condemnation from world leaders including President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Of those, 70,000 have since been returned to Morocco, a Spanish Interior Ministry spokesperson told CBS News on Friday.
CBS News cannot verify the identities of the accounts, but the posts are being shared on two public Facebook groups named "Migration to Ceuta Inshallah" and "Moroccan migrants (Harraga Maroc)." The two groups collectively have more than 74,000 members.
"The gathering at the border will be on Saturday, 15 August 2026, at the Ceuta crossing (Bab Sebta / El Tarajal). It will be somewhat different, God willing. August 15 is a holiday in Spain, but the border crossing operates 24/24 — there may simply be a lot of crowds," one such post read.