Migrants from Africa reaching Spain in record numbers

The World

Spain received more than 46,000 migrants in 2024. This, despite the dangers and tougher border controls at the fence-line between Morocco and the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta. To skirt security, migrants are swimming farther and farther out to sea, and sometimes drowning. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports in the first of a four-part series, North From Africa.

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