# Spain reverses course to let 500 migrant children leave Ceuta for mainland

https://mins.news/en/item/26311

- The Guardian, 2026-08-19 14:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/spain-allows-500-migrant-minors-in-ceuta-to-relocate-to-the-mainland-in-u-turn

> Spain has reversed its earlier position and will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland. An urgent plan would put the most vulnerable children, especially girls, under NGOs and child-protection agencies. The move faces opposition from the People’s party and conflicts with the European Commission’s call to return all irregular migrants, including unaccompanied minors, to Morocco.

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