Saturday, August 15, 2026

Forgot About Ceuta? These Latest Videos Look Pretty Third World. - Aaron Hanscom

It's been 15 days since tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco began flooding across the border into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta.
 Because the shocking images of the influx of mostly men of military age faded from international headlines after a few days, the casual news observer outside of Spain might think the situation in Ceuta is under control. 
  • In fact, the most recent videos coming out of the Spanish city are in some ways even more alarming than those documenting the initial invasion.
  • I use that word "invasion" not only because Spanish politicians like Santiago Abascal of the conservative Vox party have, but because that's how so many residents of Ceuta are describing what's happening — and because that description increasingly reflects the reality in the city...


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