Migrant children risk abuse on streets of Ceuta, aid groups warn
Aid groups warn that hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children in Ceuta are at high risk of abuse and exploitation. Authorities are struggling to provide adequate shelter for the minors following a recent mass migration event.
Why it matters
The situation highlights the humanitarian crisis facing unaccompanied minors at European borders and the challenges of international migration management.
Ceuta authorities said there were around 1,100 children needing attention in the city.
A group of migrants approach the border post to make their way back to Morocco, escorted by Spanish infantry soldiers, in Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta, on Aug 2, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Henry Nicholls)
CEUTA: Hundreds of unaccompanied children are at risk of abuse and exploitation as they sleep rough on the streets of Ceuta after taking part in the mass migrant entry into the Spanish territory a week ago, aid groups warned on Thursday (Aug 6).
Although most of the crowds of migrants have returned across the border to Morocco, authorities are struggling to find shelter for Moroccan children remaining in the Spanish enclave, who cannot be summarily deported.
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