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Ceuta crisis puts Spain’s Sánchez under fire over migration policies
Spain's opposition parties criticize Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez over a migration crisis in Ceuta, where tens of thousands of unauthorized migrants breached the border. Sánchez called the influx an 'attack' on Spain's territorial integrity, while critics linked the crisis to his government's policy to legalize over 1 million unauthorized migrants. The Spanish army was mobilized to secure the border, and approximately 50,000 people entered Ceuta illegally, with half voluntarily returning to Morocco.
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