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‘The guards just opened the door’: what happened in Ceuta?
Aug 6, 2026   •   28 MIN

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How did more than 70,000 migrants manage to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta all at once … and what will be the fallout? With reporting from Javier Jennings Mozo and Jennifer Rankin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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