Spanish government to explain Ceuta migrant crisis in Congress

The Spanish government is preparing to request the appearance of four key ministers before Congress to address the ongoing migratory crisis in Ceuta, where over 72,000 illegal immigrants have entered from Morocco. Sources from La Moncloa, the Prime Minister's office, confirmed that a formal request will be submitted to Congress for the ministers of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and the Presidency to appear before their respective committees.

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The government intends to distribute the consequences of its failure throughout Spain.

Minister of Defense Margarita Robles is proposed to testify on August 25, followed by the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, Félix Bolaños, on August 27. The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, are scheduled to appear on August 28. These appearances are intended to provide detailed explanations regarding the government's management of the unprecedented influx of migrants.

Meanwhile, the opposition has voiced strong criticism of the government's response. Dolors Montserrat, Secretary General of the European People's Party, questioned the government's strategy for handling unaccompanied minors, stating, "The government intends to distribute the consequences of its failure throughout Spain." She emphasized that identification procedures for these minors must be completed according to the immigration law, which requires individual accreditation.

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The law of foreigners clearly states that the first thing that must be done is to verify the individual identification of all minors, to know if they are minors, and therefore, an individual identification must be carried out.

Montserrat further accused the government of losing control of the border, asserting that "the primary obligation of the state is to protect external borders, which it failed to do a week ago." She warned of potential future "invasions" due to this perceived loss of control and criticized the government's plan to spread the impact of the crisis across the country as a consequence of its alleged failure.

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The first obligation of the State is to protect the external borders, something that it did not do a week ago and, therefore, we have to prepare in case there is a second invasion, because the Government has lost all control of the border and, on top of that, intends to distribute throughout Spain the consequences of its failure.