{"id":24824,"date":"2026-08-02T04:23:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24824"},"modified":"2026-08-02T04:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:23:52","slug":"state-department-raises-ceuta-level-3-travel-advisory-amid-migrant-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24824","title":{"rendered":"State Department raises Ceuta Level 3 travel advisory amid migrant surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_5795995\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/state-department\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">State Department<\/a> on Saturday raised its Travel Advisory for Spain&#8217;s North African enclave of Ceuta to Level 3: Reconsider Travel after tens of thousands of migrants surged into the Spanish territory from neighboring Morocco, prompting a major security response.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The updated advisory warns that the &#8220;massive and uncontrolled arrival of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta may lead to unpredictable and dangerous security situations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Spain has deployed the Spanish military, Spanish National Police, and Guardia Civil as a result of this serious situation,&#8221; the advisory states. &#8220;Americans should reconsider travel to the area given the risks posed to their safety and security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_5795996\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/spain-deploys-military-after-thousands-migrants-overwhelm-border-enclave-least-9-dead\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SPAIN DEPLOYS MILITARY AFTER THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS OVERWHELM BORDER ENCLAVE, AT LEAST 18 DEAD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The advisory applies only to Ceuta, an autonomous Spanish city on the northern coast of Africa that borders Morocco. The rest of Spain remains under its existing travel advisory level.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Spanish officials have scrambled to respond after tens of thousands of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_5795997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/spain-deploys-military-after-thousands-migrants-overwhelm-border-enclave-least-9-dead\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">migrants crossed into Ceuta<\/a> this week. Ceuta President Juan Jes\u00fas Vivas said Friday that about 60,000 migrants entered the enclave over a 24-hour period, while Spain&#8217;s Interior Ministry later estimated roughly 50,000 arrivals since Thursday. Authorities said thousands have since returned to Morocco.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez said Spain would boost the presence of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_5795998\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/border-security\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">security forces<\/a> in Ceuta, deploy a physical sea barrier to help facilitate repatriations and continue working with Moroccan authorities to combat human trafficking networks.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_5795999\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-blasts-spain-migrant-surge-catastrophe-warns-us-could-face-worse-democrats-regain-power\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TRUMP BLASTS SPAIN MIGRANT SURGE AS &#8216;CATASTROPHE,&#8217; WARNS US COULD FACE WORSE IF DEMOCRATS REGAIN POWER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/MAPX_SPAIN_CEUTA_TERRITORY_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/MAPX_SPAIN_CEUTA_TERRITORY_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/MAPX_SPAIN_CEUTA_TERRITORY_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/MAPX_SPAIN_CEUTA_TERRITORY_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/MAPX_SPAIN_CEUTA_TERRITORY_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A map showing Ceuta, Spain\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A map shows Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city on the North African coast bordering Morocco.<\/span> <span>(Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Authorities have linked the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_5796000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/migrant-crisis-pushes-italy-restore-border-checks-spain-testing-europes-open-border-system\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">migrant surge<\/a> to a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling involving migrants arriving by sea. S\u00e1nchez said human trafficking organizations misrepresented the decision, triggering the influx.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The crisis also drew comments from <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_5796001\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-blasts-spain-migrant-surge-catastrophe-warns-us-could-face-worse-democrats-regain-power\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump<\/a> during a Cabinet meeting Friday at Camp David.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;You know, I saw Spain yesterday, and I watched the catastrophe that took place. It looks like an invasion of a country by hundreds of thousands of people. And that same thing is going to happen to us if the Republicans don&#8217;t get elected,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Ceuta_beach.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Ceuta_beach.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Ceuta_beach.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Ceuta_beach.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Ceuta_beach.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Migrants cross on foot into the North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco by attempting to swim, according to Spain's Guardia Civil, near the border with Ceuta, in Fnideq, Morocco, July 30, 2026, in this still image obtained by Reuters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Migrants cross on foot into the North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco by attempting to swim, according to Spain&#8217;s Guardia Civil, near the border with Ceuta, in Fnideq, Morocco, July 30, 2026, in this still image obtained by Reuters<\/span> <span>(Reuters)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Earlier Friday, Trump also told Fox News chief White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich: &#8220;It&#8217;s terrible. Remember that picture. That&#8217;s going to be us in three years if the wrong side gets in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Ceuta, along with the Spanish enclave of Melilla, has long been a flashpoint for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_5796003\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/illegal-immigrants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">illegal migration into Europe<\/a> because both territories sit on the African mainland while remaining part of Spain and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Brittany Miller is a Fox News Digital breaking news writer and former Independent reporter who graduated from Syracuse University in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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