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EU migration chief praises border crackdown as Ceuta death toll rises
The European Union’s new migration policies faced scrutiny after a deadly storming of Spain’s Ceuta enclave by migrants, resulting in at least 83 deaths. Spanish authorities and experts suspect human traffickers and political actors may have fueled the crisis, which has intensified political pressure on Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
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