# Ceuta leader says up to 11,000 migrants may remain in city

https://mins.news/en/item/17335

- TASS, 2026-08-09 08:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2170657

> Ceuta Mayor-President Juan Jesus Vivas says as many as 11,000 migrants may remain in the city. He urged Spanish authorities to speed up the migrants’ return to Morocco. Vivas described that step as the only way to resolve what he called an “absolutely intolerable” situation.

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