More than 48,000 migrants return to Morocco after thousands cross border into Spain

More than 48,000 migrants returned to Morocco after mass crossings into Spain's North African enclaves, according to international broadcasters tracking the border surge and its diplomatic fallout.

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• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  More than 48,000 migrants return to Morocco after thousands cross border into Spain
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  Spain says migrants in Ceuta have returned to Morocco
• PBS NewsHour · center · factuality: very-high
  Tens of thousands of migrants enter Spanish territory, then return to Morocco
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Ceuta: Spain slams "selfish" EU partners
• BBC News · center · factuality: very-high
  Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  Al Jazeera reports from Ceuta as migrants leave the enclave
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Ceuta: 60,000 cross the border, 57 died
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Ceuta 2026 dwarfs 2021 migration crisis
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Ceuta: Most migrants have returned to Morocco, 57 died crossing the border
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Ceuta enclave "almost" back to normal after migrant influx
• BBC News · center · factuality: very-high
  Watch: Tens of thousands of migrants enter Spain's Ceuta from Morocco
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Trump blames Spain for migrant chaos despite return of tens of thousands to Morocco
• New York Post · lean-right · factuality: medium
  Military and police escort swarm of migrants out of Spain’s Ceuta enclave
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  Is criticism of Spain on border management legitimate or politics?
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Europe to hold meeting Tuesday over Ceuta after migration flux