In the Spanish exclave of Ceuta the Policía Nacional on 13 September, hundreds of migrants from makeshift areas to the newly established reception facility Los Rosales were transferred. According to the central government and the authorities involved, the transfer is intended to improve accommodation and speed up identification and initial medical care. Responsibility lies with the Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones, and the Ministerio del Interior and the Delegación del Gobierno in Ceuta, which coordinated the operation.
In recent days, the Ministry of Inclusion had activated additional capacity in Ceuta, including several temporary sites, to ease the latest increase in irregular border crossings. Interior Ministry statements refer to an enhanced triage system bringing together registration, health checks and the allocation of accommodation. According to consistent reports from official and freely accessible media, several hundred people were transferred; they were moved from emergency areas such as Loma Colmenar and other makeshift zones to the new centre.
The authorities stress that the facilities are being used temporarily and are intended to ensure minimum humanitarian standards. Decisions on protection needs, including applications for international protection, are also being made. The Delegación del Gobierno states that, alongside care and accommodation, security considerations are being taken into account, for example through an increased police presence at the sites and orderly procedures for transferring people to registration centres.
The move is part of a broader response by the central government since August, when the city experienced a period of significantly increased arrivals. Official statements cite additional logistical resources and staffing increases, including mobile capacity for initial reception. According to the government, particularly vulnerable people are being gradually transferred to mainland Spain. The administration responds to local debates about site selection and proximity to sensitive infrastructure by pointing to the temporary nature of the measures and the accompanying security precautions.
Today's transfer follows operational adjustments already under way since the end of August. Official statements from the government and relevant ministries on 13 September confirm that Los Rosales has opened as a new focal point for temporary reception in Ceuta and that several hundred people have been moved there from makeshift areas. Media reports broadly match the authorities' accounts in terms of the process and scale.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).