Migrants have been stranded on the beaches in Ceuta, including migrants from Palestine, Yemen, Mali, and Sudan.
Posted by Behind the Bastards, Checked
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
As of 2026-10-03, multiple tier1 and other sources (Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera, Mediapart, RFI, AFP/France24 coverage) report thousands of migrants stranded on Ceuta beaches, with named nationalities including Yemenis, Malians, and Sudanese among those remaining.
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… abandonment of migrants, because people were quick to just call it an invasion and say, well, so many of the migrants have come back, it was not an issue, but that ignores the fact that there are, in fact, many migrants who are still there. I mean, again, particularly migrants from Palestine, from Yemen, from Mali, from Sudan, who have been, again, you know, just kind of stranded on on the beaches, and for organizations in Ceuta who are supporting migrants and migrant justice organizations, you know, they've said that they haven't seen anything like this in decades in terms of the work and the impact on the ground, and just desperate conditions for …
Behind the Bastards · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters (Sept 18, 2026) reports Spain estimated 10,000 migrants remained in Ceuta and authorities launched an operation to clear thousands of migrants off beaches.[1]
Supports. Multiple sources name Sudan, Yemen, and Mali among nationalities of migrants stranded on Ceuta beaches, including UNHCR-attributed reporting and an ANI report.[3][4][5][6]
Supports. Financial Times-style and Guardian-style coverage on El Trampolin beach lists Palestinians and Yemenis among the stranded migrants on the beach.[7]
Context. Sources are dated August to September 2026; the post is from 2026-10-03, and the sources show the situation continuing, so the claim holds as of the posting date. Some reporting is from secondary or unrated outlets, lowering confidence.[1][2][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 5 not rated
- 1Spanish police launch operation to clear Ceuta migrants off ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Thousands of migrants in Ceuta wait in limbo while Spain figures out what to do with themapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Migrants stranded in Ceuta hope for a better futurealjazeera.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Ceuta Migrant Crisis Deepens: Red Cross Distributes Food and Water to Stranded Asylum Seekersyoutube.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Thousands of Moroccan Migrants Remain Stranded in Ceutakompas.id · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Migrants stranded in Ceuta say ‘I’d rather die here than go ...rfi.fr · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7In Ceuta, migrants stranded at Europe's gates await their fateaol.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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