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Thousands of migrants continue to storm the border of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa, despite Spain sending thousands back to Morocco and dozens of deaths. We look at what sparked the mass migration of mainly young men, who made the dangerous crossing by swimming to the territory, hoping to attain asylum to enter mainland Europe. DW correspondent Jan-Philipp Scholz is on the ground, reporting from the beach where migrants continue to arrive. DW’s Christine Mhundwa also speaks with European Migration and Diversity Policy analyst Helena Hahn from the European Policy Center, an independent, non-profit think tank in Brussels.

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Chapters:
00:00 Spain: More than 60,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta in recent days
00:58 Spanish PM Sanchez slams “violation of Spain’s territorial integrity”
01:32 Ripple effects across Europe
01:45 Sanchez blames people traffickers for the crisis
02:38 DW correspondent Jan-Philipp Scholz reports from Ceuta
02:58 The situation is not under control; security personnel are overwhelmed
04:25 A Spanish court decision may have triggered the mass migration
06:18 Spain’s attempts to improve relations with Morocco’s neighbor Algeria may have affected the situation
07:25 A lot of minors crossed the border, and the Spanish government has to protect them
08:32 Many give up and go back to Morocco due to lack of drinking water and accommodation
09:40 A lot of the locals are very angry and blame their government
10:43 Police and military are doing their best but still seem overwhelmed
11:36 Helena Hahn, European Policy Center
12:08 What Spain should do by law if these migrants intend to apply for asylum
14:23 Are police pushbacks at sea borders legal?
15:52 Spain's top court ruling “caught the attention of the wrong people”
16:58 Does Morocco weaponize migration in disagreements with Europe?
18:21 Why shutting Spain out of the EU visa-free Schengen zone is impossible
19:21 Due to its proximity to conflict regions, the EU will continue to see mass migration
21:12 Judith Sunderland, Human Rights Watch
22:58 Does Morocco use migration as leverage?
24:26 The involvement of people traffickers is “entirely possible”

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