The US State Department on Saturday urged Americans to “reconsider” travel to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. The State Department’s travel advisory came after a diplomatic crisis and strong political backlash erupted after thousands of Moroccan migrants entered Ceuta on Thursday.
The State Department has updated the travel warning for Ceuta to Level 3 and said, “Americans should reconsider travel to the area given the risks posed to their safety and security.”
According to the Spanish Interior Ministry, around 60,000 people from Morocco arrived in Ceuta within several days. Most of the migrants later went back. The Spanish government said on Sunday that 72 people had died, either drowning in the water or in a stampede near the coastal border fence.
Several European countries have become concerned after the large influx of migrants, with Italy temporarily re-imposing border checks on travelers from Spain, while officials in Finland and Denmark have backed calls to consider suspending Spain’s membership of the Schengen area, Newsweek reported.
President Donald Trump has defended his administration’s border policy by highlighting the Ceuta crisis and warning voters against returning Democrats to power.
Trump told Fox News: “Remember that picture. That’s going to be us in three years if the wrong side gets in.”
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US Vice President JD Vance wrote on social media platform, X: “These images out of Spain are an unfortunate reminder of the consequences of mass migration and the radical left-wing globalist policies that have enabled the Invasion of the West.”
