Apart from the repatriations organized by the local authorities of Ceuta, several Moroccan migrants who arrived en masse on May 17 and 18 in the autonomous city, have chosen to return voluntarily to Morocco.
These voluntary returns were carried out between July 1 and 8, say police sources. In all, 135 Moroccan migrants, overwhelmed by their poor living conditions and seeing no good prospects, voluntarily decided to return to Morocco through the Tarajal border post.
The government delegate in Ceuta, Salvadora Mateos, urged other Moroccan migrants who continue to roam the streets of the city, to follow the example of their fellow citizens and to return voluntarily to Morocco. Since the onset of the migration crisis in May, about 120 migrants on average voluntarily join Morocco every week, she said, adding that to date, the total number of migrants who arrived en masse in Ceuta in May, is estimated. to about 12,000 people.
No minor is allowed to voluntarily leave the city. Negotiations are continuing for family reunification in Ceuta rather than in Morocco, whose borders with the autonomous city are still closed due to the health crisis.
